14th Test Flight of Tomahawk Cruise Missile, Point Mugu, California

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DEPARTMENT OF DEPARTMENT FILM RELEASE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) UNITED STATES of WASHINGTON, D.C. - 20301 PLEASE NOTE DATE 108190 103452 100841 101894 103796 105174 005XXX 100158 104225 IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 1976 OXford 7-6161 Release #98-76 Footage: 64' 16mm Color Print "A" Wind Room 2E 773 Time: 1:27 14TH TEST FLIGHT OF TOMAHAWK CRUISE MISSILE (Official U.S. Navy Film Released by Department of Defense) DATE/PLACE: This footage was taken December 6, 1976, at the Point Mugu Pacific Missile Test Center's Sea Test Range off the coast of California. SCOPE: This coverage is of a U.S. Navy Tomahawk Cruise Missile successfully demon- strating its long-range, over-the-horizon capability to search for and locate a target at sea. BACKGROUND: Following launch from the wing of an A-6 Intruder aircraft flying west of Monterey, California, the Tomahawk Cruise Missile made a 188 mile, low-level flight south to the Pacific Missile Test Center's Sea Test Range to find its target. The Tomahawk flown was equipped for the first time with an anti-ship missile guidance set with an active radar seeker. After locating the target, Tomahawk flew over the target ship (the surplus World War II destroyer XUSS Blue -- XUSS is the designation for ships that have to be towed) at low level to simulate a ship attack mission. Following the 55 minute test, the missile's recovery system was activated and the missile was recovered from the ocean surface for further use in the Tomahawk flight test program. Total Tomahawk flight time amassed during 14 flights this year now stands at 12 hours and 54 minutes. General Dynamics' Convair Division in San Diego, California, is developing the Tomahawk Cruise Missile for the U.S. Navy. SEQUENCES Footage: Video: not Launch of Tomahawk Missile from wing of A-6 aircraft. Closeup of missile in flight. 6' Missile in flight with chase plane as photographed from photo plane. - MORE -

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Filmed News Releases