Tomahawk Block IV

Congress Notified of Potential $895M Tomahawk Sale to Australia

A tomahawk cruise missile launches from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG-86) for a live-fire exercise during Valiant Shield 2018 on Sept. 18, 2018. US Navy Photo

The State Department authorized the potential sale of Tomahawk missiles to Australia, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced today.

The deal is for as many as 20 Block IV Tomahawks and 200 Block V Tomahawks for $895 million.

“This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national...

https://news.usni.org/2023/03/16/congress-notified-of-potential-895m-tomahawk-sale-to-australia

Japan Considering Buying Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles as ‘Counterstrike’ Capability, Say Reports

USS Monterey (CG 61) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile April 13, 2018 against land targets in Syria. US Navy Photo

The Japanese government is considering buying Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles from the United States to establish a “counterstrike” capability to deter enemy missile attacks, according to domestic press reports.
The Japanese Self-Defense Forces could deploy Tomahawks faster than its own domestically produced long-range cruise missiles, according to public broadcaster NHK.

The...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/28/japan-considering-buying-tomahawk-land-attack-missiles-as-counterstrike-capability-say-reports

New Navy Surface Warfare Vision: The Competitive Edge

The following is the Jan. 11, 2022 U.S. Navy surface warfare vision, Surface Warfare: The Competitive Edge.

From the report

Global competition with China and renewed tension with Russia are the main strategic drivers for Navy planners. We are competing with first-rate navies—and other joint sea denial capabilities—whose reach extends far beyond territorial seas. China provides the pacing threat. We focus our discussion in this document on China while being mindful of the unique and considerable...

https://news.usni.org/2022/01/11/new-navy-surface-warfare-vision-the-competitive-edge

Entire Navy Tomahawk Missile Arsenal Will Upgrade To Block V

USS Ross (DDG 71) fires a tomahawk land attack missile April 7, 2017. US Navy Photo

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s arsenal of Tomahawk cruise missiles will all become a Block V configuration, with older models to be retired and demilitarized, according to the program manager.

“All Block IVs will be converted” and become Block V Tomahawks, said Capt. John Red, speaking to reporters during the 2020 Surface Navy Association Symposium last week.

The upgraded Tomahawks will have a more extended range and...

https://news.usni.org/2020/01/22/entire-navy-tomahawk-missile-arsenal-will-upgrade-to-block-v

Putin Pledges Russian Response to U.S. Cruise Missile Test

Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2017. Kremlin Photo

Russia pledged a response to a Sunday test of a U.S. ground-based cruise missile the Pentagon conducted two weeks after the expiration of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty in early August.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said, following a Helsinki meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, the speed of which the U.S. tested a modified Tomahawk Land Attack Missile indicated the Defense Department had been working on the system...

https://news.usni.org/2019/08/21/putin-pledges-russian-response-to-u-s-cruise-missile-test

Recent U.S., Russian Tests Part of New ‘Missile Renaissance’

A target missile was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Kauai, Hawaii during Flight Test Standard Missile-45. USS John Finn (DDG-113) detected and tracked the target missile with its onboard AN/SPY-1 radar using the Aegis Baseline 9.C2 weapon system. US Navy Photo

A pair of recent missile tests – by Russia in near Arkhangelsk and by the U.S. off the coast of California – indicate the race among nations to create a wide range of capabilities is speeding up, a missile defense...

https://news.usni.org/2019/08/20/recent-u-s-russian-tests-part-of-new-missile-renaissance