Tomahawk Cruise Missile

A Tactical "Tomahawk" Block IV cruise missile is escorted by a Navy F-14 "Tomcat" fighter during a controlled test, the missile successfully completed a vertical underwater launch,the next generation of Tomahawk cruise missile adds the capability to reprogram the missile while in-flight to strike any of 15 preprogrammed alternate targets or redirect the missile to any Global Positioning System (GPS) target coordinates. It also will be able to loiter over a target area for some hours, and with its on-board TV camera, will allow the war fighting commanders to assess battle damage of the target, and, if necessary redirect the missile to any other target. Launched from the Navy's forward-dep

BGM-109 Tomahawk Vertical Launch System in Los Angeles submarine








IMAGING INFRARED SEEKER

DSMAC (Digital scene matching area correlation)

DATA LINK

WDU-18/B UNITARY WARHEAD

DSMAC ILLUMINATOR

TERCOM SOFTWAR & CORE AVIONICS

ENGINE INLET
TURBOJET ENGINE

BGM-109 Tomahawk is the U.S. Navy's surface and submarine launched, precision strike long-range cruise missileThe land attack version of Tomahawk has inertial and terrain contour matching (TERCOM) guidance. TERCOM uses a stored map reference to compare with the actual terrain to determine the missile's position. If necessary, a course correction is then made to place the missile on course to the target.

Tomahawk is a highly survivable weapon. Radar detection is difficult because of the missile's small cross-section, low altitude flight. Similarly, infrared detection is difficult because the turbofan engine emits little heat. Systems include Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver; an upgrade of the optical Digital Scene Matching Area Correlation (DSMAC) system; Time of Arrival (TOA) control, and improved 402 turbo
Unit Cost: $750000 to $1 million
Specifications
Weight 1,440 kilograms
Length Without booster: 5.56 m
With booster: 6.25 m

Diameter 0.52 m

Engine Williams International F107-WR-402 turbofan

Wingspan 2.67 m
Operational
range 2,500km
Speed 550 mph (880 km/h)
Guidance
system GPS, TERCOM, DSMAC
Launch
platform Vertical Launch System (VLS) and horizontal submarine torpedo tubes (known as TTL (torpedo tube launch)


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