The Tomahawk cruise missile has been in the U.S. military’s inventory since the 1980s. While slow by missile standards, the cruise missile flies around 100 feet (about 30 meters) off the ground, making it harder to detect by defense systems.

How the Tomahawk became America’s most reliable long-range missile and what comes next as the Navy moves toward hypersonic strike.

The only way a Tomahawk is going to be shot is if we shot it,” the president added. “And we’re not going to do that.”

The Tomahawk cruise missile is a near perfect machine. Its development followed advances in guidance and turbofan engine technology in the 1970s. It has been

Vladimir Putin is threatening an “overwhelming” response to deep strikes on Russia just days after his military tested a nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile which reportedly flew 8,700 miles. Britain is pushing allies to deliver more long-range weapons for Ukraine to counter Putin’s war launched in February 2022.