Weapons

US Navy Tests Cruise Missile Re-Targeting in Mid-Flight

A US Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile successfully followed orders to re-target in mid-flight and demonstrated ability to take a photo during a test carried out by the US Navy and the missile producer Raytheon, the major US defense contractor said in a press release Monday.

After an order to re-target to a new aim by the strike controllers, the missile successfully struck the designated target.

The test was conducted to demonstrate that the strike controllers can redirect multiple missiles at the same time. Only one missile was flown, while the flight of the rest was simulated via computer to reduce test costs, the company added.