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Euronaval 2016: Thales Unveils the RAPIDSeaGuardian 40mm CIWS & Anti Surface Gun System

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Now that the Philippines has awarded HHI of South Korea to build two(2) Frigates with more Thales equipment on board. Were hoping that in the next year to come, these frigates will be armed with secondary Naval guns which is RAPIDSeaGuardian 40mm CIWS & Anti Surface Gun System. The said gun is also perfect weapon for the all Tarlac class LPD as their defensive weapon. At Euronaval 2016, the largest naval defense exhibition in the world currently held in France, Thales unveiled the RAPIDSeaGuardian 40mm multi role artillery. It is basically a naval version of the famous landbased RAPIDFire system, using the same 40CTA canon (by Nexter & BAE Systems: CTA International). Thales RAPIDSeaGuardian Naval Gun System. Picture from navyrecognition.com       Thanks to its powerful anti-aircraft gun and optronic fire-control, RAPIDSeaGuardian is optimised to defeat new air threats such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), helicopters, Fighters-Ground Attack (...