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Old 19th Aug 2007, 17:12
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The RN now has Block IV Tomahawk. See here.

Linked to satellite communication systems the enhanced weapon will improve the long-range precision punch of the RN. With up to a third greater range than the current missiles they can hit targets over 1000 miles away, can be retargeted in flight and even send back images of the battlefield to boost intelligence gathering.

I recently found this article on the internet: TLAM and British Strategic Thought

Adam Ingram has left the MOD but has been asked to conduct a year long review into the military contribution to fighting terrorism. Will he consider things in the global context (some of which has been discussed here) I wonder, or simply current operations in the Middle East?

The fight against terror is intelligence led, which puts operational demands on the RN and RAF. It also demands a broad spectrum of capabilities, many of them not in the public eye.
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