December
17, 2006: The U.S. Navy successfully tested the new Tomahawk Block 4 cruise
missile, which was launched from a destroyer. The major new feature of the
Block 4 missile is a two way datalink, and the ability to send the missile to
another target, after it is launched, or even have it fly in circles, or use
its onboard camera to look for a target. Tomahawk now uses GPS. The missile has
a maximum range of 1,500 kilometers, and can stay in the air for about two
hours. Over a thousand Block 4 missiles will be created by upgrading existing
anti-ship versions.
