By Kris Osborne
The idea is to engineer a Tomahawk missile able to engage and destroy fast-moving near-peer rival ships and land targets in a wide variety of anticipated threat environments. For instance, should there be combat engagements with Russia or China, U.S. weapons, missiles and assets will need to operate in more challenged or contested environments – such as a scenario where satellites or GPS communications and navigational systems are compromised or destroyed.
The Pentagon and the Navy are accelerating a new maritime-specific Tomahawk missile designed to advance the weapon's ability to address fast-emerging near-peer threats and destroy enemy ships moving at sea.
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/how-the-us-navy-plans-crush-china-russia-naval-war-22350
