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U.K. Royal Navy Orders $333 Million In Block V Tomahawk Upgrades

Thursday, June 2nd, 2022

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U.K. Royal Navy Orders $333 Million In Block V Tomahawk Upgrades

A Tomahawk launched off a U.S. Navy vessel. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD) is contracting with the U.S. government for $333 million to upgrade its stock of Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) for longer ranges. The U.K. government said on May 31 this upgrade will arm the Royal Navy’s Astute-class submarines with enhanced Raytheon Technologies [RTX] Block V TLAMS capable of ranges up to 1,000 miles. The MoD said the upgrade also aims to make the missiles less vulnerable to threats with modernized in-flight communication and target…

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