TOMAHAWK
Abstract
The Tomahawk Weapons System (TWS) provides a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) capability against fixed and mobile targets. This program ensures that the TWS exploits state-of the art technology to preserve the efficiency of this proven weapon system, and includes all missile development, mission planning system development, and submarine and surface ship weapons control system development. The Tactical Tomahawk (TACTOM) All-Up-Round (AUR) Block IV missile is a comprehensive spiral baseline upgrade to the TWS that provides the tactical commander a quick reaction response capability as well as improved flexibility, increased accuracy and higher lethality. The essential upgrades of the TACTOM missile are: improved guidance, navigation, control and mission computer two-way satellite communications (SATCOM), and a lower production cost as compared to the Block III missile. TACTOM provides a Ultra High Frequency SATCOM data link to enable the missile to receive in-flight mission modification messages, to transfer health and status messages and to broadcast Battle Damage Indication messages. TACTOM also includes a high anti-jam Global Postitioning System (GPS) receiver, navigation improvements and associated antenna systems. The Tomahawk program also includes development of continuing advances identified as spiral development under the Tomahawk Baseline IV Operational Requirements Document (ORD), to include development of the Joint Multiple Effects Warhead System/Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JMEWS/JCTD) and Anti-Access Area-Denial (A2AD) Navigation and Communications. The Theater Mission Planning Center (TMPC) previously referred to as Tomahawk Command and Control System (TC2S) consists of Commercial and Government Off-The-Shelf (COTS/GOTS) software and COTS hardware. TMPC provides targeting, mission planning, strike planning, mission distribution, command & control, and employment capabilities for Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM). Continuous TMPC software development decreases mission planning time and increases the quality and accuracy of each mission while reducing complexity. TMPC provides mission planning at the theater and operational levels and is designed for high rate mission planning production responsive to national strategic, operational, and tactical requirements. TMPC develops and distributes missions for the Tomahawk Missile; provides command information services for TWS; provides strike planning, execution, coordination, control and reporting, and provides Maritime Component Commanders (MCC) the capability to plan or modify conventional Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile (TLAM) missions. TMPC has evolved into scalable configurations deployed in four configurations at 180 sites: Cruise Missile Support Activities (CMSAs) (3+1 FMS), Tomahawk Strike Mission Planning Cells (TSMPCs) (3 - C5F, C6F, C7F), Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs) (16 - 10 CVN), Firing Units (FRUs) (84 Surface/56 Submarines), Fleet Training Sites and Labs (17). The TTWCS provides launch capability for surface and submarine platforms. Development of the TTWCS provides a common architecture to launch the TACTOM and all variants in inventory. Development of upgrades to the TTWCS is required to meet the Department of Defense Information Technology Standards Registry, to meet FORCEnet compliance and be Internet Protocol Version 6 ready in order to remain interoperable within the Joint Service Architecture and to retain weapons system viability and usability for our Sailors. These efforts provide battle-group tactical flexibility and responsiveness while maximizing TWS wartime capability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- 0545_0204229N_7_1319_PB_2016
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