The weapon employed in the strike was the Tomahawk, a long range subsonic cruise missile that carries a 450 kilogram high explosive warhead. With a range exceeding 1,000 km, the Tomahawk can strike deep inland targets from sea or air launched platforms.
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The weapon employed in the strike was the Tomahawk, a long range subsonic cruise missile that carries a 450 kilogram high explosive warhead. With a range exceeding 1,000 km, the Tomahawk can strike deep inland targets from sea or air launched platforms.
The missile uses a multi-mode navigation system. This includes GPS, INS, Terrain Contour Matching and Digital Scene Area Correlation. These systems allow the Tomahawk to strike within meters of its target. It can also loiter over an area and retarget midflight.
From launch points in the Gulf of Guinea, time to impact was in minutes. The missiles approached at low altitude, offering little to no warning. The terrorists never saw or heard them coming.