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Tomahawk®
Cruise Missiles
Michael Beattie
Overview
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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
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20 feet long
21 inches in diameter
Include 550 pound solid rocket booster
Weigh 3,200 pounds
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Engine weighs 145 pounds
Produces 600 pounds of thrust burning RJ4
fuel
Cruising speed of 550 mph
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Guidance
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IGS – Inertial Guidance System
Tercom – Terrain Contour Matching
GPS – Global positioning system
DSMAC – Digital Scene Matching Area
Correlation
Guidance
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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
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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
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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