Tomahawks launched from Virginia subs
USS Virginia (SSN 774) conducted the strike portion of its class’ Operational Evaluation (OPEVAL) by launching three Tomahawk Cruise Missiles. Virginia fired two Block III Tomahawks – one from a vertical launch tube and another from a torpedo tube – and one Block IV Tomahawk from a vertical tube between Aug. 28 and 29 in the Gulf of Mexico.
These launches mark the first time that a Virginia Class submarine has launched Tomahawk missiles. The Commander, Test and Evaluation Force, which oversaw this testing, will release findings this fall.
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