1. Tomahawk® Cruise Missiles
Michael Beattie

2. Overview 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

3. Dimensions 20 feet long 21 inches in diameter
Include 550 pound solid rocket booster
Weigh 3,200 pounds

4. Dimensions Engine weighs 145 pounds
Produces 600 pounds of thrust burning RJ4 fuel
Cruising speed of 550 mph

5. Dimensions

6. Dimensions

7. Guidance IGS – Inertial Guidance System
Tercom – Terrain Contour Matching
GPS – Global positioning system
DSMAC – Digital Scene Matching Area Correlation

8. Guidance
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

9. Guidance
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

10. Performance 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