Editing Phalanx CIWS (section)

=== Red Sea crisis ===
{{Main articles|Red Sea crisis}}
On 30 January 2024, [[Houthi movement|Houthis]] fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward the [[Red Sea]]. The missile came within a mile of the {{Sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|1}} [[USS Gravely|USS ''Gravely'']]. The Phalanx CIWS aboard ''Gravely'' was used to shoot down the missile. This was the first time the Phalanx CIWS was used to down a Houthi-fired missile.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Altman |first=Howard |date=31 January 2024 |title=Phalanx CIWS Downs Houthi Missile Dangerously Close To Destroyer: Report |url=https://www.twz.com/news-features/phalanx-ciws-downs-houthi-missile-dangerously-close-to-destroyer-report |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=The War Zone}}</ref> No damage or injuries were reported.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Liebermann |first1=Oren |last2=Bertrand |first2=Natasha |date=31 January 2024 |title=US warship had close call with Houthi missile in Red Sea |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/31/politics/us-warship-close-call-houthi-missile/index.html |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Sherman |first1=Ella |last2=Epstein |first2=Jake |date=31 January 2024 |title=A Houthi missile got so close to a US destroyer the warship turned to a last resort gun system to shoot it down: report |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/houthi-missile-close-us-warship-close-in-weapon-system-2024-1 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=Business Insider}}</ref>