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    The Goalkeeper CIWS is a Dutch close-in weapon system (CIWS) introduced in 1979. It is an autonomous and completely automatic weapon system for short-range...
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    Russian CIWS Kashtan CIWS, Russian Gun-Missile CIWS Goalkeeper CIWS, Dutch CIWS based on the GAU-8 Avenger autocannon Aselsan GOKDENIZ, Turkish CIWS Meroka...
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    Army Marine Corps Comparable ground systems Phalanx CIWS Goalkeeper CIWS AK-630 Kashtan CIWS "CIWS: The Last Ditch Defense" (PDF). Archived from the original...
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    Close-in weapon system (redirect from CIWS)
    Gun - 35×228mm Goalkeeper CIWS - 30×173mm Kashtan CIWS and M variant - 30×165mm Mauser BK-27 - 27×145mm Meroka CIWS - 20×128mm Myriad CIWS - 25×184mm PIT-Radwar...
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    rounds at a high rate of fire. The GAU-8/A is also used in the Dutch Goalkeeper CIWS ship weapon system, which provides defense against short-range threats...
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  • what would become the Goalkeeper CIWS, an autonomous short-range defensive weapon system; it would develop and produce the Goalkeeper for over five decades...
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    2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019. "Dutch Navy replacing Goalkeeper CIWS with RAM missile, DART projectile combo". Defense Brief. 15 January...
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    tank  Vietnam Pohang-class corvette Aselsan GOKDENIZ Myriad CIWS Meroka CIWS Sea Zenith CIWS Denel 35mm Dual Purpose Gun Gander, Terry (2013). The Bofors...
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    caliber for shipboard close-in weapons systems (CIWS), such as the Russian AK-630 and Dutch Goalkeeper CIWS. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation use...
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    the Red Sea. Independent reports confirmed the issues were with the Goalkeeper CIWS, which was deemed fully operational upon departure from the Netherlands...
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    Chinese Navy's Type 730 CIWS. In operation, it pairs with a Counter Battery Radar. Goalkeeper CIWS is a Dutch close-in weapon system (CIWS) introduced in 1979...
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    of torpedoes carried for the ship's helicopters. Three Thales 30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS replaced the Phalanxes. Type 996 air-sea search radar replaced the...
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    The Kortik (Russian: Кортик, "dirk") close-in weapon system (CIWS) is a modern naval air defence gun-missile system deployed by the Russian Navy. Its export...
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    launchers fitted laterally abaft the bridge, and each ship carried a 30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS to provide last-ditch defence against anti-ship missiles. Electrical...
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    from several other nations. Point-defense armaments include one 30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS and a RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile Block 1 21-round launcher, the...
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  • Bushmaster armoured vehicle F88 Austeyr assault rifle Hawkei armoured car Goalkeeper CIWS Line of Sight Communication Systems Starstreak missile Crotale missile...
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    anti-ship missiles or hostile aircraft and swarm attacks the ship has two Goalkeeper CIWS systems and 4-6 manual operated .50 Browning or FN Mag machine guns...
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    CIWS, they suffer from short engagement times and the need for multiple volleys to effectively eradicate a threat.[citation needed] The AK-630 CIWS has...
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    Dutch version of the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun Gepard. The Goalkeeper CIWS uses a similar radar system. The Flycatcher was developed by Hollandse...
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    will require additional protection from frigates or destroyers. Two Goalkeeper CIWS systems protect the ship against incoming missiles and aircraft at...
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    design has been adapted to the Canadian requirements. As a result the Goalkeepers CIWS has been replaced, the design features more guns and it has different...
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  • lacrosse), in the indoor sport Goalkeeper (netball) Goalkeeper CIWS, a Dutch close-in naval weapon system Goalkeepers (Gates Foundation), an initiative...
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    Electronic warfare & decoys 1 × AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy Armament 2 × Goalkeeper CIWS guns 8/10 × Browning 12.7 mm machine guns Aircraft carried 4 × CH-47F...
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  • Myriad CIWS was a twin 7 barrelled, 25 mm rotary cannon-style CIWS developed by a consortium including OTO Melara. The system's primary purpose, had it...
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    Protected Mobility Vehicle Hawkei Digital Joint Reconnaissance Pod Eurocat Goalkeeper CIWS Javelin Martlet MW08 Protector RWS S1850M SelTrac SMART-L Sonar 2076...
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    Protected Mobility Vehicle Hawkei Digital Joint Reconnaissance Pod Eurocat Goalkeeper CIWS Javelin Martlet MW08 Protector RWS S1850M SelTrac SMART-L Sonar 2076...
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  • Protected Mobility Vehicle Hawkei Digital Joint Reconnaissance Pod Eurocat Goalkeeper CIWS Javelin Martlet MW08 Protector RWS S1850M SelTrac SMART-L Sonar 2076...
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    Browning M2 12.7 mm machine gun 2 × Twin-Mark 46 torpedo tubes 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun 1 × Goalkeeper CIWS Aircraft carried 1 x NH90 NFH helicopter...
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    with 24 short to medium range (30 km) missiles; Barak SAM-launcher CIWS; 2 × AK-630 CIWS Powerplant: 2 × Pielstick 16 PA6 STC Diesel engines 2 × GE LM2500+...
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    for use by U-boats. Its common military name is snort. Goalkeeper is a close-in weapon system (CIWS) still in use as of 2015. It is autonomous and completely...
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