Tomahawk (missile)

The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile is a long-range, all-weather, jet-powered, subsonic cruise missile that is primarily used by the United States Navy and Royal Navy in ship and submarine-based... Wikipedia

  • Type:  Cruise missile, Anti-ship missile (Block V & TASM variants), Submarine-launched cruise missile, Land-attack missile, Surface-to-surface missile
  • Place of origin:  United States
  • In service:  1983–present
  • Used by:  United States Navy, United States Army, Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy (planned)
  • Manufacturer:  General Dynamics (initially), McDonnell Douglas, Hughes Aircraft Corporation, Raytheon Missiles & Defense
  • Weight:  2,900 lb (1,315.42 kg), 3,500 lb (1,587.57 kg) with booster
  • Diameter:  20.4 in (0.52 m)
  • Warhead:  Nuclear: W80 warhead (yield 5 to 200 ktTNT) (retired), Conventional: 1,000 lb (453.59 kg) high explosive or submunition dispenser with BLU-97/B Combined Effects Bomb or PBXN
  • Detonation, mechanism:  FMU-148 since TLAM Block III, others for special applications
  • Engine:  Williams International F107-WR-402 turbofan, using TH-dimer fuel, and a solid-fuel rocket booster
  • Wingspan:  8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
  • Operational, range:  Block II TLAM-N – 1,350 nautical miles, Block III TLAM-C, Block IV TLAM-E – 900 nautical miles, Block III TLAM-D – 700 nautical miles, Block IV - 864nmi, 1000+ miles, 1600+ km, Block Vb - 900+nmi, 1035+ miles, 1666+ km (exact range is classified), RGM/UGM-109B TASM - 250 miles, 460 km
  • Flight altitude:  AGL
  • Speed:  Subsonic, ~Mach 0.74. about 567.7 mph
  • Guidance, system:  GPS, INS, TERCOM, DSMAC, active radar homing (RGM/UGM-109B)
  • Launch, platform:  Mark 41 Vertical Launching System, Torpedo tubes, Surface ships, Submarines, TELs
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo