A modern U.S. supercarrier has three Mk. 29 Sea Sparrow eight-round missile launchers and two Mk. 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) 20-mm Gatling guns spaced around the flight deck, and an additional Mk. 15 on the fantail. The surface-to-air missiles use a radar-seeker to home in on signals (from the carrier's radar system) reflecting off
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