File:Royal Navy Submarine HMS Astute Fires a Tomahawk Cruise Missile (TLAM) During Testing Near the USA MOD 45153387.jpg

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English: Royal Navy Attack submarine HMS Astute fires a Tomahawk cruise missile during a testing mission near the USA.

The Royal Navy’s newest submarine has blasted Tomahawk missiles far across the North American skies, as part of its first test firing mission.

Pictures show the Tomahawk weapons, which rocketed from HMS Astute at up to 550 miles per hour (885kph) across the Gulf of Mexico.

The 5.5-metre-long cruise missile weighs 1,300kg and has a range of more than 1,000 miles.

  • Organization: ROYAL NAVY
  • Object Name: i_3_2
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: Equipment, Weapons, Missiles, Tomahawk, Submarines, Fleet, Astute Class
  • Keywords: Royal Navy, Equipment, Submarine, Nuclear, Ship Submersible Guided Nuclear, SSGN, Astute Class, HMS Astute, Weapon, Missile, Cruise, Tomahawk, Firing
  • Country: Gulf of Mexico
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Author POA(Phot) Paul Punter
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(Reusing this file)		 Images are downloadable at high resolution, made available at http://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk for reuse under the OGL (Open Government License).
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