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Tomahawk Cruise Missile Strikes Moving Sea Target In Test

Tomahawk Cruise Missile Strikes Moving Sea Target In Test
A Tomahawk launched off a U.S. Navy vessel. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy and prime contractor Raytheon [RTN] have successfully conducted a test of a Tomahawk cruise missile against a moving target at sea, the company said Wednesday.The test marked the latest effort to shift the block IV version of the Tomahawk from a stationary-only targeting capability to one that is moving.The West Coast test that took place at the end of January involved launching a Tomahawk from a destroyer on a pre-planned flight mission. Later, a surveillance plane sent real-time…

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