According to CNN, a U.S. warship had to engaged a Houthi missile by utilizing its Mark 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) for the first time.The warship is USS Gravely and the engagement took place in the Red Sea.It is unclear how the missile evaded the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer’s Aegis Combat systemViewers may note that ‘Phalanx CIWS’ is a last-ditch defense. According to CNN, CENTCOM said that there were no injuries or damage from that incident, however, that missile came within 1 mile or 1.6 km of the Gravely.In this video, Defense Updates analyzes why USS Gravely intercepting Houthi anti-ship missile with Phalanx CIWS is an unsettling development ?#defenseupdates #USSGravely #usvshouthi
