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Raytheon to produce 90 Block V Tactical Tomahawk All Up Round Vertical Launch System missiles for US Navy Raytheon to produce 90 Block V Tactical Tomahawk All Up Round Vertical Launch System missiles for US Navy Saturday, 19 December 2020 16:20 According to a contract released by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) on December 18, 2020, Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $145,101,510 modification (P00003) to previous contract N00019-20-C-0030. This modification exercises an option for the production and delivery of 90 full rate production Lot 17 B...

>> this is the motor lauchlged out of the vertical launch system. so it propels it out. this is a thousand pound warhead. >> they can strike within feet of a target. they're launched from ships. >> it comes from a submarine it will go up and will get it up into the swims and flies that is

Miles. it can go up and latoiter, wher it can fly around in a figure eight. >> in other words, once it's sernt off, it goes in a circle. >> it can be redirected and rerouted to a specific target. >> the tomahawk has been around since the 1980s, but this is the newest version. manufactured since 2004. it can be used for up to 30 years. and tamomahawks that haven't be use ued come back after 15 years for upgrades. >> this is the rocket motor that launches it out of the vertical launch system. it is what propels it out. when you see the footage, it's the flume that gets it out. more up toward the...

We test it, fuel it and get it ready to go out the door. >> how soon will they go out the door? >> in the next couple of days. >> reporter: 14 tomahawks are about to be shipped out. workers are performing what they call a roll test to make sure there's nothing loose inside the missile and that everything is connected properly. raytheon's contract with the navy is 96 missiles for this year. >> they can fly 1,000-plus miles. it can go up and loiter, as we call it where it can fly around in a figure eight pattern. >> reporter: in other words, once it's sent off, if you want to change where it's g...