In the US Army will begin to enter the anti-aircraft artillery complexes "Phalanx". It is noteworthy that these complexes previously existed only in the ship versions. Now developed their ground version. The total value of the contract is $ 205.2 million. The last anti-aircraft gun will go to the American troops on December 27, 2023.
It is noteworthy that the ground-based ZALK "Falanx" was refined to protect units in Iraq from mortar, artillery and jet ammunition.
In the basic version, ZAK "Falanx" is designed for self-defense of ships from small surface targets, supersonic anti-ship missiles, low-speed air targets and helicopters at short range, floating mines, small-sized high-speed strike boats. Anti-aircraft guns with a rate of 4500 rounds / min. managed by the radar, which detects and accompanies the enemy’s missiles and shells.
