CIWS form an integral part of modern ship self defence architectures, which are becoming smarter in nature. A key factor of the presence of maritime fleets in 'blue' and 'brown' waters is that modern threats will not only include Cold War-style threats like manned aircraft, helicopters, anti-ship missiles or even anti-ship cruise missiles, but most notably unmanned aircraft and surface threats as represented by FIACs including powerboats, interceptors, rigid inflatables and jet ski-type vehicles. This is why modern shipboard CIWS are so inherently important - as a 'last-ditch' defence - to improve ship survivability.
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