The team of weapon engineers from RNAS Culdrose’s 1700 Naval Air Squadron test fire their Phalanx gun system on the ship RFA Cardigan Bay in the Gulf. The Phalanx is a formidable close-range gun which can fire up to 172 rounds per second. It can be operated autonomously using its radar to detect and eliminate incoming missiles or aircraft or manually to destroy surface targets. The team on RFA Cardigan Bay have been praised for keeping both their weapon systems at maximum availability as they ta