The BGM-109 Tomahawk (/ ˈtɒməhɔːk /) Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is an American long-range, all-weather, jet-powered, subsonic cruise missile that is primarily used by the United States Navy and Royal Navy in ship and submarine-based land-attack operations.

2024年12月3日 · Tomahawk, American-made low-flying strategic guided missile that may be launched from naval ships or submarines to strike targets on land. It flies at low altitudes to strike fixed targets, such as communication and air-defense sites, in high-risk environments where manned aircraft may be

Tomahawk cruise missiles are designed to fly at extremely low altitudes at high subsonic speeds, and are piloted over an evasive route by several mission tailored guidance systems. The first...

2021年9月27日 · Tomahawk cruise missiles are designed to fly at extremely low altitudes at high subsonic speeds, and are piloted over an evasive route by several mission tailored guidance systems.

A BGM-109 Tomahawk flying in November 2002. A cruise missile is an unmanned self-propelled guided missile that sustains flight through aerodynamic lift for most of its flight path. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large payload over long distances with high precision.

2024年4月23日 · The Tomahawk was the first small, low-flying cruise missile to achieve this precision targeting while remaining undetected by enemy radar, and it proved an instrumental part of U.S. success in Iraq. 21 The missile was subsequently and widely used in numerous conflicts.

The USS Missouri (BB-63) launches a Tomahawk missile on 17 January 1991, the first day of Operation Desert Storm. Launched from 16 U.S. Navy surface ships and two submarines during the conflict, preprogrammed Tomahawks hit targets hundreds of miles away deep in Iraq.

1999年8月1日 · The U.S. Navy's surface force demonstrated its Tomahawk cruise missile capabilities over the past week with two highly successful land attack missions from sea to desert ranges. The first...

Definition of Cruise Missile In this report, a very general definition of a "cruise" missile is taken which includes missiles such as Tomahawk as a sub-class. The "cruise" missile will be defined as one which spends the major portion of its flight trajectory in the "cruise'l mode, that is, flying at nearly constant altitude

2024年7月10日 · The Tomahawk is an American-made low-flying strategic guided missile that can be launched from naval ships or submarines to strike targets on land. It flies at low altitudes to target fixed targets, such as communication and air-defense sites, in high-risk situations.