May 30, 2007 :: News
On March 26 the U.S. Navy has carried out a successful first test of a submarine torpedo tube-launched Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile at the Navy's missile range off the coast of southern California. The Tomahawk long range cruise missile is launched from surface ships or submarines and is principally designed for land warfare. Tomahawks fly at extremely low altitudes at subsonic speeds, and are deployed throughout the world’s oceans on various ships and submarines. The Block IV Torpedo Tube Launch missile is an all-weather missile that is launched from submarines.
The navy stated that the redesign of the navigation, guidance and communications subsystems has improved the missile. The missile in the March 26 test was launched from the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pasadena (SSN-752), after which it ran a satellite-guided 635-nautical mile test flight to the NAVAIR Land Range at China Lake, California. Via satellite, the missile was redirected to an alternate flight route to an alternate target successfully. The one-hour, 26-minute flight concluded with a commanded 60-degree dive to the new target. (Article)
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