Tomahawk Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile

Submarine-launched cruise missile
General Characteristics & Primary Function: Long-range subsonic cruise missile for striking high value or heavily defended land targets
Contractor: Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Tucson, AZ
Date Deployed: Block II TLAM-A – IOC 1984 (retired)
Block III TLAM-C, D (retired) – IOC 1994
Block IV – IOC 2004
Block V – Fleet introduction 2021
Propulsion: Block II /III TLAM-A, C & D (retired).
Block IV/V TLAM-E – Williams International 415-400 turbofan engine; ARC/CSD solid-fuel booster.
Range: Block III TLAM-C (retired)
Block III TLAM-D (retired)
Block IV/V TLAM-E – 900 nautical miles (1000 statute miles, 1600 km)
Guidance System: Block II TLAM-A (retired)
Block III TLAM-C, D (retired)
Block IV/V TLAM-E – INS, TERCOM, DSMAC, and GPS
Warhead: Block II TLAM-N (retired) – W80 nuclear warhead
Block III TLAM-C (retired)
Block III TLAM-D (retired)
Block IV TLAM-E - 1,000 pound class unitary warhead