Video: HMS Queen Elizabeth tests newly-installed Phalanx CIWS for first time

Video: HMS Queen Elizabeth tests newly-installed Phalanx CIWS for first time

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Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has carried out the first test of its two Phalanx close-in weapon systems (CIWS), engaging both air and surface targets.

The trial took place on July 7, as the ship is in the final stages of preparations for a departure to the US coast where it will wrap up one…

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