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Date posted: 05/01/2009*
Raytheon develops plan to turn Tomahawk into a “ship killer”
At the Navy League’s Sea Air Space Exposition, Raytheon unveiled a technology roadmap that will give Tomahawk, the world’s most capable cruise missile, multimission capability.
The roadmap will give Tomahawk moving maritime target interdiction capability by adding four key technologies:
- Integrating a seeker in the nose of the missile
- Integrating a sensor that will detect ship electronic signatures
- Making the existing datalink faster, and giving it more bandwidth
- Upgrading the weapon’s warhead, giving it the capability to penetrate the armor of 21st century warships
Once these technologies are integrated, Tomahawk Block IV will retain all its current capabilities, enabling the weapon to engage targets on land and at sea, making the missile a true multimission weapon.
Tomahawk Block IV is…
- An operationally proven weapon that has engaged targets during the persistent conflict.
- A net-enabled weapon
- Ideally suited for the precision engagement of targets in counterinsurgency operations
- Integrated onboard cruisers, destroyers and four classes of U.S. submarines
- Proven to be extremely reliable, with 19 consecutive successful test flights
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