C-RAM

Based on operational success, defense reporter Mark Thompson estimates that Iron Dome is currently the most effective counter-missile system in existence.

The main armament consists of a 76mm, 62 caliber gun with an automatic ammunition loading system and a firing rate of 80-100 rounds per minute.

The main gun and the automatic loading system are fully compatible with all in service 76mm rounds and also with 76mm DART guided ammunition.

It is an autonomous and completely automatic weapon system for short-range defence of ships against highly manoeuvrable missiles, aircraft and fast-manoeuvering surface vessels.

Once activated the system automatically undertakes the entire air defence process from surveillance and detection to destruction, including the selection of the next priority target.

The AK-630 is a Soviet and Russian fully automatic naval close-in weapon system based on a six-barreled 30 mm rotary cannon.

However it can also be employed against fixed or rotary wing aircraft, ships and other small craft, coastal targets, and floating mines.

The United States has been enhancing its directed-energy weapon capabilities aimed at countering threats posed by missiles.

The U.S. defense contractor Raytheon is developing a laser-based variation where low cost focused lasers will provide increased range and decreased time-to-intercept over the gun.