Navy Reveals Tomahawk Cruise Missile Upgrade Plans
January 24 2020
The U.S. Navy plans standardize its arsenal of Tomahawk cruise missiles to the latest Block V configuration, reports USNI News.
Existing Block IV missiles will be upgraded, while older Block III rounds will be retired and demilitarized, Navy officials said last week at the 2020 Surface Navy Association Symposium in Arlington, Va.
The modernization will increase the range of the missile and upgrade data link radio and navigation systems.
An initial batch of five Block IV missiles...
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