CIWS definitions

CIWS

Close-In Weapon System
Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._government_and_military_acronyms

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CIWS

Close In Weapon System. Last ditch defensive weapons for ships against aircraft, missiles, or even sucide bombers in speedboats. Vitally important equipment for any ship in a combat zone. Only automated radar/gattling gun combinations such as the Phalanx or Goalkeeper systems carried by most RN warships are effective against modern missiles. Other ...
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20777

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CIWS

Close-In Weapon System
Found on http://www.translationdirectory.com/glossaries/glossary112.htm

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CIWS

Close-In Weapons System (pronounced sea-whiz)
Found on http://www.translationdirectory.com/glossaries/glossary125.htm

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CIWS

Close-In Weapons System
Found on http://www.translationdirectory.com/glossaries/glossary262.php

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