Japan recently signed a deal with its ally, the United States, to buy 400 long-range Tomahawk missiles.
About Tomahawk Missile:
It is a US-made long-range cruise missile used for deep-land attack warfare.
It can be launched from a ship or submarine and deliver its warhead precisely to a target at a long range.
It flies at low altitudesto strike fixed targets, such as communication and air-defence sites, in high-risk environments where manned aircraft may be vulnerable to surface-to-air missiles.
Features:
It is designed to fly at subsonic speed while maintaining a low altitude, making it difficult to detect on radar.
It uses tailored guidance systems to manoeuvre at such low elevations.
Tomahawks are launched vertically from ships, but they can be launched horizontally from torpedo tubes on attack submarines or from external launchers attached to a submarine’s hull.
Propulsion: It is powered by a solid propellant during its launch phase. Thereafter, it is powered by a turbofan engine that does not emit much heat, which makes infrared detection difficult.
It can carry either conventional or nuclear payloads.
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