VX-30 F-14D Tomcat BuNo 163415
A Tactical "Tomahawk" Block IV cruise missile is escorted by VX-30 Bloodhounds F-14D Tomcat BuNo 163415, BH-201, during a controlled test over the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) western test range complex in southern CA, 10 November 2002. During the second such test flight, the missile successfully completed a vertical underwater launch, flew a fully guided 780-mile course, and impacted a designated target structure as planned. The Tactical "Tomahawk", the next generation of Tomahawk cruise missile adds the capability to reprogram the missile while in-flight to strike any of 15 preprogrammed alternate targets or redirect the missile to any Global Positioning System (GPS) target coordinates. It also will be able to loiter over a target area for some hours, and with its on-board TV camera, will allow the war fighting commanders to assess battle damage of the target, and, if necessary redirect the missile to any other target. Official U.S. Navy photo.
VX-30 F-14D Tomcat BuNo 163415
A Tactical "Tomahawk" Block IV cruise missile is escorted by VX-30 Bloodhounds F-14D Tomcat BuNo 163415, BH-201, during a controlled test over the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) western test range complex in southern CA, 10 November 2002. During the second such test flight, the missile successfully completed a vertical underwater launch, flew a fully guided 780-mile course, and impacted a designated target structure as planned. The Tactical "Tomahawk", the next generation of Tomahawk cruise missile adds the capability to reprogram the missile while in-flight to strike any of 15 preprogrammed alternate targets or redirect the missile to any Global Positioning System (GPS) target coordinates. It also will be able to loiter over a target area for some hours, and with its on-board TV camera, will allow the war fighting commanders to assess battle damage of the target, and, if necessary redirect the missile to any other target. Official U.S. Navy photo.