How did the cruise missile become the ultimate surgical attack weapon? This film tracks the flight of a Tomahawk cruise missile on an attack mission. At every key stage of its journey – launch, flight, targeting, impact – we uncover the roots of the technology that make this missile the awe-inspiring weapon it is today.

00:00 – Introduction
03:12 – Booster
11:55 – Transformation
24:24 – Navigation
31:06 – Stealth
34:41 – Targeting
42:16 – Warhead

First episode of documentary series about the evolution of three cornerstones of the modern military – the machine gun, the tank, and the cruise missile.

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