The U.S. Navy's Tactical Tomahawk (TACTOM) cruise missile weapon system program is intended to increase the missile's flexibility and lethality by decreasing response time, increasing the target set ...

Key point: The combat success of the Tomahawk, and the Army’s need for ground-based fires at longer ranges, has inspired what is now an emerging land-launched Tomahawk variant to enter service in the ...

Key Points and Summary - Four Ohio-class SSGNs—each able to fire 154 Tomahawks—retire from 2026–2028, removing 616 missiles from the fleet. -The Navy’s answer: Virginia-class Block V subs with the ...

The Tomahawk Block IV, also called the Tactical Tomahawk, is proposed with new guidance and other features at lower cost. 1998: Raytheon Missile Systems wins a $256 million contract to develop the ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy is accelerating upgrades to its Block V Virginia-class submarines to replace the firepower lost when its four Ohio-class guided missile (SSGN) submarines retire ...

RTX Corp. RTX recently secured a modification contract involving its Tomahawk missiles. The award has been offered by the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, MD. Valued at $24.5 million, the ...

The Navy is buying 154 full-rate production Block V Tomahawk cruise missiles to quickly integrate technological advances which enable the ability to track and destroy moving enemy ships while flying ...

Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems is working to head off a proposed U.S. Navy budget proposal that would halt purchases of the Tomahawk cruise missile — the nation’s primary long-range strike ...

Sailors aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) man the rails and return salutes while receiving passing honors from Sailors of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kongo-class ...