Tomahawk

The US Navy’s primary long-range, subsonic land-attack cruise missile, launched from ships and submarines, in service since 1983 and used across the world’s hot spots.

Overview

The BGM-109 Tomahawk — widely known by its acronym TLAM (Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile) — is a turbofan-powered, subsonic cruise missile that forms the backbone of US naval deep-strike capability. Fired from surface combatants and submarines, it delivers a 1,000-lb-class unitary warhead against high-value, heavily defended fixed targets at ranges commonly cited as ~1,600 km (Block IV) to ~2,400 km for earlier variants. The missile has been in continuous production since 1983, with over 9,000 produced, and is operated by the US, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, and the Netherlands. CSIS

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