SENSORS
Raytheon to build sensor seeker upgrade kits to turn Tomahawk land-attack munition into an anti-ship missile
March 29, 2022
The seeker suites will go into recertified Tomahawk missiles, with updated sensors and processors to enable the missile to hit moving targets at sea.
John Keller
Maritime Strike Tomahawk 29 March 2022
PATUXENT RIVER NAS, Md. – U.S. Navy guided missile experts are asking Raytheon Technologies Corp. to provide missile seeker upgrade kits for the BGM-109 Tomahawk missile Block 5A to enable the weapon to hit moving ships at sea.
Officials of the Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., announced a $40.4 million order Friday to the Raytheon Missiles & Defense segment in Tucson, Ariz., to build low-rate production Maritime Strike Tomahawk sensor seeker suites to provide midcourse and terminal guidance to enable the Maritime Strike Tomahawk (MST) to attack enemy ships from Navy surface warships and submarines.
The Maritime Strike Tomahawk, also called Tomahawk Block 5A, was introduced in 2021 with improvements to navigation and in-flight targeting that give the long-range subsonic weapon anti-ship missile capability. The missile fires from Navy surface warships and submerged submarines.
The seeker suites will be installed in recertified Tomahawk missiles for the Navy. The maritime-strike Tomahawk Block-5A has updated seeker technology and processing capabilities to enable the missile to hit moving targets at sea.
https://www.militaryaerospace.com/sensors/article/14270085/antiship-missile-sensor-seeker-upgrades
