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Tomahawk

Tomahawk

Cruise Missiles
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Basic Information
Name
Tomahawk
Designation
Tomahawk
Alternate Designation
Equipment Type
Cruise Missiles
Manufacturer
Date of Introduction
Description

The BGM-109 Tomahawk missile is a long range, land attack, subsonic, cruise missile launched from surface ships and submarines. The Tomahawk missiles fly at extremely low altitudes at subsonic speeds, and are piloted over an evasive route by several mission tailored guidance systems. Its propulsion system consists of a Williams International F107-WR-402 cruise turbo fan engine and a solid fuel booster. Radar detection of Tomahawk cruise missile is difficult because the missile's low radar cross section and low altitude flight. In addition F107 engine emits little heat. The baseline Tomahawk cruise missile uses a Terrain Contour Matching (TERCOM), INS and Digital Scene Matching Area Correlation (DSMAC) guidance system. Late models add a GPS capability to the guidance system. The Tomahawk can be armed with a W-80 nuclear warhead, a 1,000-pound unitary warhead and a general purpose submunition dispenser with combined effects bomblets. The Tomahawk cruise missiles are delivered to ships and submarines as an all-up-round, including the missile, the booster and the container. The missile was used for the first time in 1991 during the Desert Storm in Iraq. Since then the Tomahawk missile has been used against the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Sudan and recently Iraq during operation Iraqi Freedom (2003) with roughly 800 missiles being fired.

Overview (Deagel)
Group Cruise Missiles
Status Retired - No Longer Operational
Also Known As TLAM-N
Origin United States of America
Contractor Raytheon
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) 1984
Total Production ?
Specifications (Deagel)
Dimensions — Diameter 518 millimeter
Dimensions — Length 6.3 meter
Dimensions — Wingspan 2.7 meter
Mass — Weight 1,588 kilogram
Performance — Max Range 2,800 kilometer
Speed — Top Speed 900 kph
Yield — Yield 150 kiloton
Gear (Deagel)
Item 1 Warheads: W80 (1)
Variants
Variant 1 BGM-109A Tomahawk
Variant 2 BGM-109B Tomahawk
Variant 3 Tomahawk Block II
Variant 4 Tomahawk Block III
Variant 5 Tactical Tomahawk
Variant 6 Tomahawk Block V
Variant 7 Maritime Strike Tomahawk
Details
Country of Origin United States
Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
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