USN demonstrates Tomahawk maritime strike capability using existing infrastructure

(Updated with photo) The U.S. Navy has shown that the current Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile can engage moving maritime targets using the existing Tomahawk Strike Network communications infrastructure.

U.S. Navy photo

After being fired from USS Kidd off the coast of California last month, the Tomahawk relied on position updates from surveillance aircraft to strike its target.

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