USNI: Video: Tomahawk Strike Missile Punches Hole Through Moving Maritime Target
A January test of a Raytheon Tomahawk land attack missile (TLAM) against a moving target at sea could be a short-term answer to the U.S. Navy’s long-range anti-surface missile problem, USNI News understands.
The test – conducted off of San Nicolas Island, Calif. – demonstrated that a TLAM launched from a ship could be guided into a moving target at sea by a Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
An unclassified video of the test, obtained by USNI News, shows the missile launch from guided missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG-100), fly for an unspecified amount of time and punch a hole through a shipping container on a moving ship target and skip across the ocean.
WNU Editor: The best part of this video is at the 2:53 mark .... the two pigeons on top of the container got the biggest surprise in their lives when the tomahawk missile hit the target.
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WNU,
A quick take on the video that's a little disturbing. The target's physical makeup and the actual impact point of the test indicate a counter measure (large hollow superstructure) to spoof the final track radar and negate damage of missile hit. It should be easy for the missileers to correct, but it does show a weakness.
James,
How much difference would
it make if the missile had
an armed warhead? I'm guessing
that the test didn't.
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