Houthi missile came within 1 miles of #USSGravely | #Phalanx CIWS saves the day !

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 system Viewers 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 Chapters: 00:11 INTRODUCTION 01:52 THE ENGAGEMENT 03:08 Mk15 Phalanx CIWS 04:22 AEGIS COMBAT SYSTEM 06:05 ANALYSIS ✴️ https://nordvpn.com/DEFENSE 🐦 Follow us on Twitter : https://twitter.com/Defense_Updates ▶️ Narration by Scott Leffler (scottleffler.com) 🎵 Background Music courtesy of incompetech.com "Giant Wyrm" Kevin MacLeod (Licensed under Creative Commons)