US Navy ordered the development of the Tomahawk Block IV rocket in the version of the RCC
The U.S. Navy intends to receive an anti-ship modification of the Tomahawk Block IV missile in the future. As part of its creation, the company Raytheon received 349 million dollars, which should equip the rocket with a new type of multi-mode guidance system, as well as conduct testing of prototypes. The first serial samples of the new anti-ship missiles based on Tomahawk Block IV in the US Navy are planning to receive by the 2023 year.
Raytheon unveiled the latest sea-based Tomahawk R / UGM-2018 Block IV cruise missile at the Euronaval-109 naval saloon in Paris last year. According to the developers, a number of innovations are integrated in the indicated version of the rocket, including the possibility of hitting both stationary ground and moving sea targets. In addition, thanks to the equipment of the munition with a two-way transmission line, the missile was able to re-target in flight.
According to Raytheon, the Block IV variant has a length of 5,5 m (with a launch accelerator - 6,2 m), Diameter - 51,8 cm. Rocket weight - 1315,4 kg, (with an 1587,6 accelerator kg). Wing span - 2,7 m. Flight range - 1600 km (according to other sources - 1800 km). The weight of the warhead is 454 kg.
Earlier in the US, it was announced that the development of Tomahawk Block IV rockets was suspended due to the high cost of the program, however, back in 2017 it became known that the new rocket was created and successfully tested.
- Raytheon
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