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Configuration
| Specification | Phalanx CIWS | S-500 missile system |
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| Type | Close-in weapon system[source] | Mobile surface-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Russian Federation[source] |
| In service | 1980–present[source] | 16 September 2021[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | Russian Space Forces |
L76 gun (Block 0 & 1)
Single source59.8 in (1,520 mm) L76 gun (Block 0 & 1):[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source3,600 ft/s (1,100 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Cold War Persian Gulf War Yemeni Civil War Red Sea crisis[source] | — |
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| Designer | General Dynamics[source] | Almaz-Antey[source] |
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| Designed | 1969[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | General Dynamics[source] | Almaz-Antey[source] |
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| Unit cost | 5 × Block 1B £8.56M each to UK 9 × Block 1B US$13.66M each for SK 13 × Mk 15 Block 1B Baseline 2 for TW, total cost: US$416M with 260,000 × Mk 244 Mod 0 armor-piercing bullet. 8 sets are for upgrading the current Block 0 to MK15 Phalanx Block 1B Baseline 2.[source] | $2.5 billion[source] |
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| Produced | 1978[source] | 2021–present[source] |
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| Variants | — |
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| Shell | 20×102 mm tungsten armor-piercing discarding sabot (CIWS) or high-explosive incendiary tracer (C-RAM)[source] | — |
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| Barrels | 6-barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist, 9 grooves)[source] | — |
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| Elevation | Block 0: −10°/+80° Block 1: −20°/+80° Block 1B: −25°/+85°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 150° from either side of centerline[source] | — |
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| Rate of fire | 4,500 rounds/minute (75 rounds/second)[source] | — |
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| Gun | 1× 20 mm M61A2 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon[source] | — |
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| Maximum burst size | 1000 rounds[source] | — |
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| Ammunition capacity | 1,550 rounds[source] | — |
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| Radar | Ku band[source] | — |
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| Cost | $12 Million[source] | — |
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| Target Mach | 2.[source] | — |
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| No. built | — | 1 S-500 regiment in service[source] |
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