Download or read book The Tomahawk Cruise Missile written by Matthew Pitt and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 2000 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the special features of the Tomahawk missile and how this weapon works and provides historical information as well as plans for future improvements of the Tomahawk.

Download or read book Tomahawk Cruise Missile written by Matthew Pitt and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2000-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the special features of the Tomahawk missile and how this weapon works and provides historical information as well as plans for future improvements of the Tomahawk.

Download or read book Tomahawk Cruise Missile written by Nigel Macknight and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 1995 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In detailed text with over 70 photos and specially commissioned illustrations, this title explores the development of the cruise missile in general, examines the Tomahawk in particular, and casts a glance into the future of this high-tech, cutting-edge weapon.

Download or read book The Dawn of Cruise Missile Diplomacy written by Timothy F. Sparks and published by . This book was released on 1997-06-01 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tomahawk cruise missile has become the weapon of choice for the U.S. National Command Authority (NCA) in the years following the Persian Gulf War. It appears that the Tomahawk cruise missile has supplanted more traditional military methods of gunboat diplomacy, such as attack aircraft and naval gunfire, as the primary means of delivering a military punch to achieve political gain. Since their first use in Operation Desert Storm, more than one hundred Tomahawk cruise missiles have been fired in battle in four separate instances: the January and June 1993 strikes in Iraq, the September 1995 strikes in Bosnia, and the September 1996 strikes in Iraq. This thesis traces the evolution of the Tomahawk cruise missile since its debut in the 1991 Gulf War as an instrument in the execution of U.S. foreign policy and examines the reasons for the increased U.S. reliance on the Tomahawk. This research describes this unique weapon system, examines why Tomahawk has become the U.S. weapon of choice, and examines the likely political and military repercussions of the future employment of Tomahawk cruise missiles.

Download or read book The Evolution of the Cruise Missile written by Kenneth P. Werrell and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Optimizing Selection of Tomahawk Cruise Missiles written by Scott D. Kuykendall and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missile (TLAM), launched from surface ships and submarines, has become the weapon of choice for the United States in many situations. In an ERA of high-precision, fast-delivery weapons, the method currently used for assigning TLAM engagements is out of step with the development of the weapons themselves. Missile assignment today is manual, with the potential consequences of inefficient missile-to-mission matching and unnecessary delay. This thesis develops a new optimizing approach to missile-to- mission matching, using integer programming. In a matter of seconds for a single ship or a matter of minutes for a battle group, the optimization model determines which missile to select for each tasking order and provides back-up assignments if requested. The objective of the model is to ensure the correct weapon is applied against each target while maximizing the potential of the firing unit(s) to perform future taskings. The new missile-to-mission matching model is better than current methods and performs robustly in extensive sensitivity analyses. The optimization model is currently being considered for shipboard implementation by the Naval Surface Warfare Center. At the very least, the model can be used to independently assess the performance of any new missile-to-mission matching decision support considered by the Navy.

Download or read book Analysis of the Tomahawk Cruise Missile written by Gregory A. Longo and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Evolution of the Cruise Missile Comprehensive History from the V 1 and V 2 to the Tomahawk and Snark ALCM SLCM GLCM Sperry Gyroscope JATO written by U. S. Military and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-28 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive history of the origin and development of the cruise missile, one of the most important weapons in the American arsenal. Contents: Chapter 1 - Introduction * Chapter 2 - The Early Years: To 1941 * Chapter 3 - World War 2 * Chapter 4 - Postwar Developments * Chapter 5 - Us Cruise Missiles Revitalized * Chapter 6 - 1977 To The Present * Chapter 7 - Conclusion. From the Foreword: The penchant of the American military to be on the leading edge of technology could destroy our perspective of new weapon systems and distort our perceptions of their most effective use in modern warfare. So it is with cruise missiles, one of technology's newest and most sophisticated developments. Dr. Werrell's book provides the perspective and insight we would otherwise lack. Although cruise missiles are among the newest and most sophisticated weapons fielded by the United States, they possess a rich conceptual and technological heritage. It is important that we understand this heritage as we consider deployment and employment options. It is also important that we understand the developmental process illustrated by the history of the cruise missile. Without the perspective provided by this history, our perceptions of their purpose and use lack depth and insight. In actuality, the cruise missile, as an operational concept and system, has been around for some time; and very early on inspired rather far-reaching claims. A newspaper account in 1915 called it: "A device . . . likely to revolutionize modern warfare." Before World War I was over, the cruise missile, or the aerial torpedo, as it was then called, was touted as "the gun of the future" and compared in importance with the invention of gunpowder. Billy Mitchell saw it as: "A weapon of tremendous value and terrific force to airpower." The passing of years has not dimmed enthusiasm for the device, a newspaperman in 1977 writing that: "Except for gunpowder and atomic bomb, no weapon has threatened a greater effect on war and peace than the cruise missile." More temperate comments also emphasize its importance. "The advent of the long-range highly accurate cruise missiles," one high official told Congress, "is perhaps the most significant weapon development of the decade." According to Leslie Gelb, a noted defense analyst: "The cruise missile could be an invaluable addition to our security or a dangerous complication."

Download or read book Technological Risk written by Eric Victor Larson and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tomahawk cruise Missile is considered to be a "successful" system, in terms of both its Operational concept and the managment of its Development, production, and Acquisition.

Download or read book The Complete History of U S Cruise Missiles written by Bill Yenne and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book tells the complete history of U.S. Cruise Missiles from the very beginning (the Bug) to the Snark and up to the Tomahawk."--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book Ethics Technology and the American Way of War written by Reuben E. Brigety II and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-06-11 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new investigation into how the advent of precision-guided munitions affects the likelihood of US policy makers to use force. As such, this is an inquiry into the impact of ethics, strategy and military technology on the decision calculus of national leaders. Following the first Gulf War in 1991, this new study shows how US Presidents increasingly used stand-off precision guided munitions (or "PGMs", especially the Tomahawk cruise missile) either to influence foreign adversaries to make specific policy choices or to signal displeasure with their actions. Such uses of force are attractive because they can lead to desirable policy outcomes where conventional diplomacy has failed but without the large cost of lives, economic resources, or political capital that result from large-scale military operations. In a post-9/11 world, understanding alternative uses of force under significant policy constraints is still of supreme importance.

Download or read book Special Report the Tomahawk Cruise Missiles written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cruise Missiles written by Richard K. Betts and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cruise missile is the principal innovation in U.S. weaponry in the early 1980s. Because it is inexpensive and versatile, it is likely to be used for a wide range of military missions. At the same time, it has become a delicate issue in arms control and alliance politics. Although cruise missile programs are among the most dynamic elements in the U.S. defense buildup, their consequences have not been fully appreciated. This book assesses the complex set of technological, budgetary, strategic, diplomatic, and political implications of this new weapon as a contribution to public understanding of its pervasive influence on diplomacy and military affairs. Cruise missile technology and development programs are dealt with in chapters by John C. Toomay; Godron MacDonald, Jack Ruina, and Mark Balaschak; Ron Huisken; and John C. Baker. Military uses and arm control implications are discussed by Bruce Bennett and James Foster; Roger H. Palin; Richard Burt; Michael MccGwire; George H. Quester; and William H. Kinkade. Diplomatic and national political questions are analyzed by Raymond L. Garthoff; Robert J. Art and Stephen E. Ockenden; Gregory F. Treverton; Lawrence D. Freedman; and Catherine McArdle Kelleher.

Download or read book The Nuclear Armed Tomahawk Cruise Missile written by Guy B. Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 1998-12-01 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In July 1998, Britain published its Strategic Defense Review(SDR). The SDR outlined significant changes for Britain's nuclear weapons program and formalized the policy of sub-strategic deterrence using the Trident missile. It is unprecedented for a nuclear power to have consolidated its strategic and sub- strategic nuclear forces into a single system. The benefits offered by the British choice might be enjoyed for only a short time. The British have slashed their nuclear forces and eliminated the range of options previously available to their national command authority. Dependence on a single delivery system could result in the inability to respond to crises, to act autonomously, or to negotiate effectively with other nuclear weapon states. This thesis analyzes the benefits that nuclear Tomahawk could provide the British. Since the United States owns the system, the future of the nuclear Tomahawk in the American arsenal is crucial to any British decision to adopt it or a similar system. An unmanned nuclear cruise missile weapon offers many advantages in today's security environment. The United States should retain nuclear Tomahawk and Britain, with its mature maritime force, should consider acquiring a similar capability. The elimination of nuclear Tomahawk from the U.S. arsenal would be a mistake.

Download or read book Cruise Missiles written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Cruise Missile written by Robert L. Pfaltzgraff and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lederen af det amerikanske Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (IFPA) og en forsker ved samme institut analyserer de mulige anvendelser af amerikanske cruise-missiler og disses indflydelse på styrkeforholdet til USSR.

Download or read book Dual Source Procurement in the Tomahawk Program written by J. L. Birkler and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 1990 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Joint Cruise Missiles Project Office (JCMPO, or, today, CMP) was established in 1977 with the Navy as executive service to develop the air- launched cruise missile (ALCM) for the Air Force and a sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM) for the Navy. The latter, known as Tomahawk, also had a ground- launched version (GLCM) for the Air Force. Almost from project inception, the JCMPO directed extensive use of dual competitive sources for all major elements of the missiles. The largest dual-source arrangement involves the Tomahawk family of missiles-SLCM and GLCM. They were originally developed with General Dynamics/Convair (GD/C) as the airframe producer and flight vehicle integrator and McDonnell Douglas (MDAC) as the guidance systems's producer and integrator.