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Thursday, November 02, 2006

US Destroyer Launches Tomahawk in Test

USS Milius lauches a Tomahawk cruise missileA U.S. Navy Tomahawk Block III cruise missile was launched yesterday from USS Millius (DDG-69), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer underway in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern Calif. The missile was launched vertically, and flew a land attack mission from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) sea ranges.

Seconds after launch from the destroyer’s launch system, the Tomahawk missile transitioned to cruise flight. It flew a fully guided 511-nautical mile test flight using global positioning satellite navigation, to a target site on the NAVAIR land range. The total mission lasted one hour and 11 minutes.

Tomahawk missiles are deployed throughout the world's oceans on numerous surface ships and submarines, including Aegis-Class Cruisers, Guided Missile Destroyers, and Seawolf and Los Angeles-Class submarines.

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