Latest Cruise Missile Ready For Action

MISSILE NEWS

The Tomahawk missiles can be carried by Trafalgar Class attack submarines and will be deployed in the new Astute Class when they enter service.

by Staff Writers
London, UK (SPX) Apr 08, 2008
The latest version of the Royal Navy's Tomahawk land attack missile (TLAM) has been declared operational - three months earlier than planned.

Used to arm submarines, the new Tomahawk Block IV missile is considerably more capable than its predecessors. It has a significantly reduced response time and can fly further, striking land targets from the sea up to one thousand miles away with even greater precision. They are able to re-target or safely abort in flight and can relay images en route. The missile was first successfully test fired from a Royal Navy submarine last June.

Baroness Taylor, Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, said

"These missiles extend the Royal Navy's world class capability to deliver long range precision attacks covertly from submarines. This is a real boost to the Navy's firepower, and it is a testament to the hard work of MoD and industry that we are able to bring this into service early and within budget."

The Tomahawk missiles can be carried by Trafalgar Class attack submarines and will be deployed in the new Astute Class when they enter service. HMS Torbay is the first submarine to be operationally equipped with them.

Memory Foam Mattress Review

SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS
Solar Energy Solutions
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison ...

Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News

MISSILE NEWS

US Navy And Raytheon Test Standard Missile 2 Block IIIB

Point Mugu CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2008
During combined combat system ship qualification trials, the U.S. Navy's guided missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG-102) flight tested four Raytheon-built Standard Missile 2 Block IIIB missiles. All missiles successfully engaged the extremely stressing targets, which represented a variety of threat scenarios. These latest tests further prove SM-2's high accuracy and reliability.

ROCKET SCIENCE SpaceX Conducts First Three-Engine Firing Of Falcon 9 Rocket European Space Truck Jules Verne In Parking Orbit New Purdue Facility Aims To Improve NASA Moon Rocket Engine Space X Falcon 9 Facing More Delays As Shuttle Replacement Looms	LAUNCH PAD Vietnam delays launch of first satellite Zenit Rocket To Orbit Israeli Satellite In Late April Successful Qualification Firing Test For Zefiro 23 German military satellite launched by Russia: report
SHUTTLE NEWS NASA reschedules shuttle launch date Shuttle Endeavour returns after record-setting mission to ISS Endeavour Crew Prepares For Landing Shuttle Endeavour's landing delayed at Cape Canaveral	STATION NEWS New Station Crew Prepares For Launch Tuesday In maiden voyage, European space freighter docks with ISS European space freighter in dress rehearsal for ISS hookup Crew Conducts Science, Preps For Jules Verne Docking
SPACE TRAVEL Korean space launch inspires ethnic kin in Central Asia First Korean astronaut blasts off Thousands celebrate first Korean astronaut NASA selects junior science researchers	DRAGON SPACE China's space development can pose military threat: Japan Cassini Tastes Organic Material At Saturn's Geyser Moon China Approves Second-Phase Lunar Probe Program Brazil To Deepen Space Cooperation With China
ROBO SPACE European Space Freighter cleared to dock with ISS: ESA Toshiba robot can do the job of the remote control Jules Verne Set For Next Step On Road To Automated Station Docking High-Schoolers Go Into Overdrive At FIRST Robotics Competition	MARSDAILY Visting Mars, Again And Again Spirit Phones Home To Reset Clock As Energy Levels Plummet For Mars Rover No Speed Limit On Mars Mars Rover Opportunity Completes Dental Checkup At Victoria Crater's Duck Bay

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright Space.TV Corporation. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space.TV Corp on any Web page published or hosted by Space.TV Corp. Privacy Statement