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USS Nimitz tests defenses with CIWS live fire

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conducts a Phalanx Close-In Weapon System live fire, August 1, 2024, in the Pacific Ocean. Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy video ...
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Last Defense Against Incoming • Sea Sparrows and CIWS

U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) conducts a live-fire exercise of the Mark 15 Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) and the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile System Mod 15 (ESSM) on ...