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  • Tactical Tomahawk First Submarine Test Launch

    07/12/2003 11:49:52 AM PDT · by Excuse_My_Bellicosity · 20 replies · 363+ views
    Navy Newsstand ^ | 7/11/2003 4:31:00 PM | Sandra Schroeder
    PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy’s new Tomahawk cruise missile, the Block IV, or Tactical Tomahawk, soared through yet another first this week as it was launched from Los Angeles-class submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) July 9 in the waters of the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) sea test range off the coast of southern California. The event marked the first launch of the Tactical Tomahawk from an operational submarine launch platform. The test demonstrated the newly-developed Block IV Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS) and the Tomahawk Command and Control System functionality, allowing the launch platform to...