Tomahawk Cruise Missile Test

The legendary Tomahawk Cruise missile is a guided missile launched from warships or submarines, and here’s how the US Navy tests one of the most reliable and cost effective missiles in its arsenal.
The cost, reputation, and long range capacity make the Tomahawk perfect for training sailors in real-world combat scenarios. They cost about $1,5 to $1.8 million each, which sounds like a lot but actually is on the low end for missiles, especially when compared to hypersonic missiles that may cost up to $106 million each.
Despite being in service for almost 40 years, the Tomahawk is less susceptible to jamming than most cruise missiles, it can update its location in real time, and it can accurately attack from 1,500 miles away from targets with its high precision internal guidance system that provides accuracy to within 16 feet of its designated target.

[khoi]

That guy's face at the end is probably our expression seeing a million dollars missile launching for the first time

[thisberandom]

“That may seem like a lot of money, but it’s just a little more than most people will make in a lifetime”

[dutchboy]

Love the look on the Sailor's faces as the missile launches. I remember that feeling very well.

[mdfield]

I worked for a rubber and plastic company in the 80’s and 90’s that. The Tomahawk Cruise Missile was developed in 1983 but it had issues with protecting the onboard electronics and my employer got the contract to manufacture a better enclosure seal. I was a maintenance fabricator working in the press line where they were trying to coat a .007” thick stainless steel wire mesh with no more than .010” of a special silicone on both sides. Our lowest press line pressure available was 300 psi. This was WAY too much pressure to meet the specs. I took two special pressure regulators and constructed a precision pressure regulator where they could precisely dial in the pressure to within one tenth of one psi. I can’t divulge what pressure they ended up using but they still use my creation to this day.

[lynx]

Please tell me they call it the Tom cruise

[Qwezicul]

"The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this, because it knows where it isn't."

[thomasrobinson]

Man I'm retired military and I knew the Sword missile is old but I didn't know the Tomahawk is 40 years old....now I feel old. Damnit.

[jabolmaster]

I mean 1.5m can get you atleast 5 tanks atleast 50 men and 3 afvs in just one blow so price per Performance is pretty good

[googlesellsmydata]

"Especially when compared to hypersonic missiles...". You're kind of misleading your audience here. Hypersonics are a terrible choice to compare against because they're such an outlier. Your video suggests that a Tomahawk is a mere 1% the cost of your average missile, which is very untrue.

[geemy]

"can update its location in real time"
where did I put the damn missile?
opens find my missile app

[freddyfox]

"The missile knows where it is at all times..."

[player]

I used to love dropping that in Medal of Honor.


Man, I miss playing that game. Wish they would bring it back.

[devinrussell]

As Peter Griffin would say: "You've been Tomahawked!"

[mohamedabadila]

The expression on the marines faces at the end summerizes it very well

[jaron]

I don’t know if it was intentional or not but my dyslexic self read “Tom Cruise Missile” so I was thinking it was gonna be some Top-Gun action typa stuff lol

[ultimatebigbrainhelth]

That low end for missiles is enough to pay off 100 people's college debt

[shmodzilla]

Reminds me how much fun it was to watch the Gulf War on TV.

[ihateeverything]

I love the way missiles turn after being launched to move to the target. Idk why, almost looks like it's defying physics.

[justmycentshere]

As a nub in the Navy Submarine Service, you most likely will get to sleep next to these Tomahawk missiles and MK-48 torpedoes down in the Torpedo room while on deployment due to limited bed racks. Talk about having a cuddle buddy 🤣

[gaiseric]

At first I thought they were sending Tom Cruise to space, but this is also cool.