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Raytheon and Navy Celebrate Tomahawk Block IV Fleet Introduction

TUCSON, Ariz. --- The U.S. Navy today formally welcomed Raytheon Company’s Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile into the Navy’s arsenal at a fleet introduction ceremony at the Pentagon. The Block IV officially achieved initial operating capability (IOC) on May 27, 2004, with the loading of the first missile onboard USS Stethem (DDG-63), a guided missile destroyer.

“The Block IV Tomahawk provides a substantial battlefield edge to our warfighters,” said Navy Capt. Bob Novak, Tomahawk All-Up-Round program manager. “It is a great day for the Navy to formally celebrate the hard work of the Navy-Raytheon team that enabled the fleet introduction of this revolutionary weapon, whose flexible targeting and loitering capabilities build on the tremendous 32-year tradition and success of the legacy Tomahawk program.”

“Raytheon is proud to provide the Navy with this new weapon with expanded warfighting capabilities that position weapons as nodes in the integrated network of the future battlespace,” said Louise L. Francesconi, Raytheon Missile Systems president. “The Block IV Tomahawk is the result of the collective commitment of the Navy and Raytheon to provide affordable, operational capabilities for critical long-range, precision strike missions.”
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Meldung stammt aus dem Sommer d. J.:

Army Fires Tomahawk Missile From Its New Typhon Battery In Major Milestone

The U.S. Army says it has now successfully fired Tomahawk and SM-6 missiles from its new ground-based launchers. [...]

The U.S. Army says it has demonstrated the operational capability of its newest ground-based missile launcher with the system's recent successful firing of a Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile. [...] The Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) announced the Tomahawk launch on June 28, but the actual test had occurred the day before. This comes just over six months after the service accepted delivery of the first Typhon launchers and other components of its first Mid-Range Capability (MRC) battery from Lockheed Martin. [...] Armed with Tomahawk, Typhon gives the Army a new tool that allows it to create a bubble that extends roughly 1,000 miles in all directions from wherever the launchers within which it can hold land-based targets at risk.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ar...-milestone

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Im Rahmen des aktuellen Iran-Konfliktes wurde erstmals eine schwarz lackierte Tomahawk gesichtet. Spekulationen verknüpfen dieses Aussehen mit der LRASM, allerdings könnte auch nur eine "simple" verbesserte Sichttarnung hierbei eine Rolle spielen.

Black Tomahawk Cruise Missile Seen For The First Time In Strikes On Iran

The Navy has posted its first pictures from Operation Epic Fury, showing a variety of actions that have been taken so far, especially the launches of RGM-109 Tomahawk Land-Attack Missiles (TLAMs) from its Arleigh Burke class destroyers. One image, in particular, caught our eye. It shows a glossy black TLAM unlike any we have seen before. To date, we have never seen a black Tomahawk before. [...]

The dark color of the TLAM in question fits with that of another missile in the U.S. Navy’s inventory, the stealthy AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). [...]

As for why black is the new gray, as it would seem, we would expect this to be a low observable coating aimed at enhancing the survivability of the weapon, especially for strikes against maritime targets. It can also make the missile harder to spot while skimming low over the water.

https://www.twz.com/sea/black-tomahawk-c...es-on-iran

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