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The Tomahawk has been used in combat operations since 1983 and has experienced five modernizations. Tomahawk, the first cruise missile. was launched from the USS Merrill (DD-976), an American destroyer ship, in March 1980. In June of the same year, the UGM-109, the underwater version of the Tomahawk system, ran an armament test. The development of the military project lasted for two more years until 1983, when the missile system passed into service. The Tomahawk cruise missiles were first used in Iraq during 1991 and became a symbol for the American idea of non-contact warfare.

The Tomahawk has been used in combat operations since 1983 and has experienced five modernizations. Tomahawk, the first cruise missile. was launched from the USS Merrill (DD-976), an American destroyer ship, in March 1980. In June of the same year, the UGM-109, the underwater version of the Tomahawk system, ran an armament test. The development of the military project lasted for two more years until 1983, when the missile system passed into service. The Tomahawk cruise missiles were first used in Iraq during 1991 and became a symbol for the American idea of non-contact warfare.

When the US first tried out the Tomahawk missiles during the operation [[Desert Storm]], the [[MSM|Western media]] strongly praised its [[combat]] results. However, in 1992 the ''[[New York Times]]'' and the ''[[Washington Post]]'' published an official report of the [[Department of Defence]] (DOD), which described the lessons learned by the US military during the [[Gulf War]] and showed the real state of events, including the true capabilities of the Tomahawk.

When the US first tried out the Tomahawk missiles during the operation [[Desert Storm]], the [[MSM|Western media]] strongly praised its [[combat]] results. However, in 1992 the ''[[New York Times]]'' and the ''[[Washington Post]]'' published an official report of the [[Department of Defense]] (DOD), which described the lessons learned by the US military during the [[Gulf War]] and showed the real state of events, including the true capabilities of the Tomahawk.

US warships and [[submarine]]s launched 288 Tomahawk cruise missiles at stationary objects in [[Iraq]]. Only 50% of the missiles managed to hit their targets. Some experts consider this estimate optimistic. However, the [[Pentagon]] refused to discuss the efficiency of the [[missile]] strikes as many of the weapon combat usage estimates were classified.

US warships and [[submarine]]s launched 288 Tomahawk cruise missiles at stationary objects in [[Iraq]]. Only 50% of the missiles managed to hit their targets. Some experts consider this estimate optimistic. However, the [[Pentagon]] refused to discuss the efficiency of the [[missile]] strikes as many of the weapon combat usage estimates were classified.