SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, Calif.,
Jan. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- The U.S. Navy and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed
two flight tests of the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile,
demonstrating how missions can now be planned in real time to
strike time-sensitive targets.
"Tomahawk's tactics and procedures have evolved to support the
new missions that are being assigned to the weapon," said
Dave Adams, senior program director
for Tomahawk at Raytheon Missile Systems. "Tomahawk continues to
serve and rapidly deliver urgently needed capabilities to the
Fleet."
Two Tomahawk missiles containing inert warheads were launched
from the Vertical Launch System of USS Pinckney (DDG 91) at the
Naval Air Systems Command Sea Test Range off the Southern California coast.
The first test was planned in real time by the crew of the USS
Pinckney, who used the Launch Platform Mission Planning (LPMP)
capability of the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System, based
on data provided by the United States Fleet Forces Command in
Norfolk, Virginia. The Tomahawk
missile followed a pre-planned route until the conclusion of the
test.
In the second test, mission planners again used the dynamic LPMP
capability to generate a longer-duration mission that also
concluded with a terminal dive maneuver against the target. This
test also validated missile performance for a long-duration
mission. Tomahawk has a range of 1,000 statute miles and can
defeat heavily defended targets virtually anywhere on Earth.
About Tomahawk
The U.S. Navy has conducted more than
75 successful Tomahawk flight tests since 2006. The cruise missile
has been employed in combat more than 2,000 times since it was
introduced. Tomahawk is the key weapon used by U.S. and British
forces to defeat integrated air defense systems and strike
high–value, fixed and mobile targets in support of national
policy.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2015 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees, is
a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil
government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 94 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration,
C5I™ products and services, sensing, effects, and
mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon
is headquartered in Waltham,
Massachusetts. Follow us on Twitter.
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