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After conducting the upcoming Nuclear Posture Review, the Biden administration has chosen to end the sea-launched cruise missile program, a senior Pentagon official said.

‘People are scared’: COVID-19 outbreak rattles crew of the warship Chafee January 28 The crew of the U.S. warship Chafee is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak in the ranks. (via Facebook) The U.S. warship Chafee pulled into San Diego from Hawaii for training last Saturday and has been grappling with a COVID-19 outbreak that sailors onboard and internal documents obtained by Navy Times suggest is decimating the crew. U.S. 3rd Fleet officials confirmed Wednesday that some Chafee personnel ...

Advertisement The Navy recently completed its first operational flight tests of the Block V Tomahawk missile, the weapon’s latest variant, from the guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG-90) off the coast of California. The objective of the testing was to support initial fleet release of the Block V Tomahawk’s Navigation/Communications upgrade, as well as upgrades to the Theater Mission Planning Center system and the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System. “This is the culmination of...

The US Navy has an upgraded Tomahawk: Here’s 5 things you should know December 14, 2020 The destroyer Chafee launches a Block V Tomahawk, the weapon’s newest variant, during a missile exercise. (Ens. Sean Ianno/U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy test-fired its new Block V Tomahawk from the destroyer Chafee in December, introducing the newest generation of the venerable Tomahawk cruise missile to its arsenal. The modifications are designed to bring the sub-sonic cruise missile into...

U.S. Navy USS Chafee (DDG 90) Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer has launched the first Block V Tomahawk missile during an exercise in the Pacific Ocean

Tomahawk Block V Missile Test-fired from US Navy Destroyer Our Bureau 2617 Block V Tomahawk launched from missile destroyer USS Chafee. USN Image A Block V Tomahawk, the latest version of the US Navy’s most lethal cruise missile was test-fired from guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee on December 9. “Vinson strike group guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) made history being 1st to launch and operationally test a Block V Tomahawk. Block V is the weapon’s newest variant with upgr...

Credit: U.S. Navy The U.S. Navy on Dec. 9 test-fired the latest version of the Raytheon RGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile. The USS Chaffee, a DDG-51 destroyer, conducted the first operational test of the Raytheon Tomahawk Block V. “This event marked the first time a Block V Tomahawk missile was operationally tested... Subscription Required U.S. Navy Starts Operational Testing For Tomahawk Block V is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Mar...