Tomahawk cruise missile

E4680

cruise missile long-range land-attack missile

The Tomahawk cruise missile is a long-range, precision-guided, subsonic missile widely used by the U.S. and allied navies for land-attack missions.

Aliases (11)

Tomahawk cruise missiles ×2
BGM-109 Tomahawk ×1
BGM-109A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile – Nuclear (TLAM-N) ×1
BGM-109C Tomahawk Land Attack Missile – Conventional (TLAM-C) ×1
BGM-109D Tomahawk Land Attack Missile – Dispenser (TLAM-D) ×1
Block III Tomahawk ×1
Block IV Tomahawk ×1
Block V Tomahawk ×1
Tomahawk cruise missiles (Cold War refit) ×1
Tomahawk cruise missiles (after 1980s modernization) ×1
UGM-109 Tomahawk ×1

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cruise missile → long-range land-attack missile →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
designedFor	naval platforms →
enteredService	1983 →
family	BGM-109 Tomahawk →
guidanceSystem	GPS → digital scene-matching area correlation → inertial navigation system → terrain contour matching →
launchMethod	torpedo tube → vertical launch system →
launchPlatform	submarine → surface ship →
launchWeight	approximately 1,300 kilograms →
length	approximately 6 meters →
manufacturer	Raytheon →
missionProfile	low-observable cruise at low altitude →
namedAfter	Tomahawk axe →
navigationAid	satellite navigation → terrain reference navigation →
notableFeature	long-range strike capability → low-altitude flight profile → precision-guided → terrain-following flight capability →
operatorType	naval forces →
originalDeveloper	General Dynamics →
powerplant	Williams International turbofan engine →
primaryTargetType	fixed land targets → high-value strategic targets →
propulsion	turbofan engine →
range	approximately 1,000 miles → over 1,600 kilometers →
role	conventional strike → land-attack → nuclear strike →
serviceStatus	in service →
speedClass	subsonic →
usedBy	Bahrain Defence Force → Danish Navy → Italian Navy → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force → Polish Navy → Qatar Emiri Naval Forces → Royal Australian Navy → Royal Canadian Navy → Royal Navy → Royal Netherlands Navy → Saudi Arabian Navy → South Korean Navy → Spanish Navy → United Arab Emirates Navy → United States Army → United States Navy →
usedInConflict	2011 military intervention in Libya → 2014–2019 intervention against ISIL → 2017 Shayrat missile strike → Gulf War → Iraq War → Kosovo War → War in Afghanistan →
variant	BGM-109A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile – Nuclear (TLAM-N) → BGM-109C Tomahawk Land Attack Missile – Conventional (TLAM-C) → BGM-109D Tomahawk Land Attack Missile – Dispenser (TLAM-D) → Block III Tomahawk → Block IV Tomahawk → Block V Tomahawk → RGM-109 Tomahawk → UGM-109 Tomahawk →
warheadType	conventional high-explosive → nuclear → submunitions →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tomahawk cruise missile ("BGM-109A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile – Nuclear (TLAM-N)") → Tomahawk cruise missile ("BGM-109C Tomahawk Land Attack Missile – Conventional (TLAM-C)") → Tomahawk cruise missile ("BGM-109D Tomahawk Land Attack Missile – Dispenser (TLAM-D)") → Tomahawk cruise missile ("UGM-109 Tomahawk") → Tomahawk cruise missile ("Block III Tomahawk") → Tomahawk cruise missile ("Block IV Tomahawk") → Tomahawk cruise missile ("Block V Tomahawk") →	variant
USS Iowa ("Tomahawk cruise missiles (Cold War refit)") → USS Missouri ("Tomahawk cruise missiles (after 1980s modernization)") → USS New Jersey ("Tomahawk cruise missiles") →	armament
Tomahawk cruise missile ("BGM-109 Tomahawk") →	family
Iowa-class battleship ("Tomahawk cruise missiles") →	modernizationIncluded
Raytheon Company →	notableProduct
Operation Desert Fox →	usedWeapon