Entire Navy Tomahawk Missile Arsenal Will Upgrade To Block V

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 modernized data-link radio and navigation systems. The upgrades are being done at Raytheon’s Tucson, Ariz., facility. The existing Tomahawk Block III missiles will be retired and demilitarized. The first five Tomahawk Block IVs … Continue reading Entire Navy Tomahawk Missile Arsenal Will Upgrade To Block V