BGM-109 Tomahawk
long-range, subsonic cruise missile by Raytheon
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Summary
BGM-109 Tomahawk is a missile model[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of missile model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,193 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: United States Navy[3], Royal Navy[4]
- Named after: tomahawk[5]
- Manufacturer: General Dynamics[6], Raytheon[7], McDonnell Douglas[8]
- Subclass of: cruise missile[9]
- Commons category: BGM-109 Tomahawk[10]
- Country of origin: United States[11]
- Powered by: Williams F107[12]
- Guidance system: inertial navigation system[13], TERCOM[14]
- Service entry: January 1, 1983[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:BGM-109 Tomahawk[16]
- Commons gallery: BGM-109 Tomahawk[17]
- Different from: RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missile[18]
- Mass: 1440 kg[19]
- Capital cost: 1,590,000 US dollars[20]
- Diameter: 0.52 m[21]
Why It Matters
BGM-109 Tomahawk has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]