There are rumors of directed energy CIWS.
I love it, the USS Reagan and USS Bush on patrol projecting force throughout the seas. Peace through strength.
I'm also looking forward to the uss clintoon pt 73-B
(my sincere apologies to pt and swift boaters)
Good. I heard about some testing on Nimitz class.
I have a good friend (Navy rotary; I was Army) who said the MK 15 Phalanx was a known bad joke because it was always broken --- no parts, hydraulic leaks, etc.
Is this already in a testing phase or is it just theoretical? It seems to me that something like that would be vital to protecting the ship from anti-ship missiles. My worst nightmare is a huge number of chinese Silkworms (and whatever they've replaced them with lately) that our Phalanx weapons can't engage all at once.