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Country: USA
Type: Cruise missile
Introduction: 1983 |
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The Tomahawk land attack missile (TLAM) is a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile. Developed by General Dynamics, the Tomahawk was designed as a medium- to long-range, low-altitude cruise missile that could be launched from a submerged submarine. Numerous variants have since been developed. The Tomahawk is in operation service with the United State Navy as well as the UK and Spain.
There have been several variants of the BGM-109 Tomahawk employing various types of warheads. The operational versions include the unitary conventional land attack TLAM-C, the bomblet-dispensing land attack TLAM-D, the nuclear land attack TLAM-A and TLAM-N, and the Tomahawk Anti-Ship Missile (TASM). The Ground Launch Cruise Missiles (GLCM) variant and their launch vehicles were destroyed to comply with the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
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| General Information |
| Developed by |
USA |
| Deployed by |
UK, USA |
| Platform |
60 surface warships and 75 submarines (as of 1995) Ticonderoga-class, Burke-class destroyers, Sturgeon-class submarines, Seawolf-class submarines |
| Launcher |
the deck-mounted 4-round Mk143 Armored Box Launcher (ABL), the internal Mk41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) ; torpedo tubes (TT) (Los Angeles-class attack submarines), Mk45 Mod1 Capsule Launch System (CLS) (Los Angeles-class submarines carry 12 Tomahawk in the Mk45 VLS and 8 for delivery by torpedo tubes.) ; mobile TEL |
| Number manufactured |
1,552 (Boeing: GLCM/SLCM) |
| Contractor |
Raytheon Systems Co., Defense Systems, Tucson, AZ, Boeing Corp., Military Aircraft & Missile Systems Group, St.Louis, MO |
| Unit cost |
$750,000-$1,400,000(SLCM) |
| Dimensions and Performance |
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Length |
5.4m, 6.25m(with booster) |
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Body Diameter |
52cm |
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Wing/Fin span |
2.61m |
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Launch Weight |
1,192.5kg, 1,452kg(with booster) |
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Range |
2,500km(TLAM/N), 450km(TASM), 900km(TLAM-D, submarine), 1,300km(TLAM-D, ship), 900km(TLAM-C Block2, submarine), 1,300km(TLAM-C Block2, ship), 1,150km(TLAM-C Block3, submarine), 1,700km(TLAM-C Block3, ship) |
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Speed |
888km/h |
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Accuracy |
80m(TLAM-N), 30-185m(TASM), 10m(TLAM-C/D) CEP |
| Components |
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Propulsion |
Turbofan, solid |
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Engine |
Williams International F107-W-R-400 1402(Block III) turbofan (sustainer, 65kg), Mk106 rocket (booster, 250kg) |
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Warhead |
200kT nuclear (W-80) (TLAM-N), 1,000lb Bullpup conventional HE, Submunitions dispenser carrying 166 BLU-97/B bomlets (BGM-109D) |
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Guidance |
Land attack mission Inertial, TERCOM and DSMAC (-Block II) ; Anti-ship mission Inertial, GPS and DSMAC IIA -Block III) |
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