A Missile That Changed Naval Warfare For more than 40 years, the Tomahawk cruise missile has been the Navy’s go to precision strike weapon;  a long-range, subsonic missile that can hit targets hundreds of miles inland without risking pilots or ships. It’s a system that has quietly reshaped how the U.S. projects power from the sea. The Tomahawk’s legacy began in the 1970s, when the Navy wanted a weapon that could fly low, evade radar, and deliver pinpoint strikes. What started as an experimental