The BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile is an American long-range, all-weather, jet-powered, subsonic cruise missile that is used by the United States Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Netherlands N
A BGM-109 Tomahawk flying in November 2002
UGM-109 Tomahawk missile detonates above a test target, 1986.
The USS Chafee (DDG-90) launches a Block V Tomahawk during the start of operational testing in 2020.
Launch of a Tactical Tomahawk cruise missile from USS Stethem
Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S
Tomahawk missile
…variants. Tomahawk missiles have been extensively used by the United States since the First Gulf War. Record number of Tomahawk missiles were fired during Operation Epic Fury, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Rebuilding the inventory following the war is estimated to take several years. The…
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu successfully lobbied the Trump administration for military intervention. (Pictured in July 2025)
27 February: US aircraft sit on the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln
3 March: Enghelab Square, Tehran
Six dead US soldiers from the 2026 Port Shuaiba drone attack are transferred to the US on 7 March 2026.