Tomahawk® Cruise Missiles Michael Beattie

Overview Basically a small pilot less airplane Goal is to deliver a 1000 pound high explosive bomb to a precise location Can be launched from subs, destroyers and aircraft

Dimensions 20 feet long 21 inches in diameter Include 550 pound solid rocket booster Weigh 3,200 pounds

Dimensions Engine weighs 145 pounds Produces 600 pounds of thrust burning RJ4 fuel Cruising speed of 550 mph

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Guidance IGS – Inertial Guidance System Tercom – Terrain Contour Matching GPS – Global positioning system DSMAC – Digital Scene Matching Area Correlation

Guidance IGS uses sensors and gyroscopes to measure acceleration and changes in direction Tercom uses onboard 3-D database of terrain missile will be flying over

Guidance GPS uses military’s network of GPS satellites and an onboard receiver to detect missile’s position DSMAC uses a camera and an image correlator to find the target

Performance Desert Storm was the first combat test Low observability made possible direct strikes at the heart of the Iraqi air defense system at the very outset of the war