If the Kaga were to ever come under attack, it can defend itself using 2 Phalanx CIWS weapons and two other SeaRAM CIWS. Named after its country, the USS America is the flagship of the America ...

Basic LCS armament is a 57mm gun, four 12.7mm machine-guns and an eleven cell SeaRam system for aircraft and missile defense. This system uses RAM, as in RIM-116 Rolling AirFrame missiles, to replace ...

It’s impressive how the Japanese rely on the Phalanx CIWS on even their newest warships rather than RAM or SeaRAM systems. No visible hatches can be seen for the torpedo launchers. The hangar can ...

Australia’s vulnerability to maritime trade disruption is well recognised. International shipping moves some 99 per cent of the nation’s traded goods by volume worth A$755 billion in 2021, and ...

Australia’s heavy reliance on maritime trade faces mounting risks from geopolitical tensions and naval shortfalls. In this article which was originally published on the Lowy Institute’s Interpreter ...