Royal Navy Attack submarine HMS Astute fires a Tomahawk cruise missile during a testing mission near the USA.  
<p>The Royal Navy’s newest submarine has blasted Tomahawk missiles far across the North American skies, as part of its first test firing mission. 
</p><p>Pictures show the Tomahawk weapons, which rocketed from HMS Astute at up to 550 miles per hour (885kph) across the Gulf of Mexico.  
</p><p>The 5.5-metre-long cruise missile weighs 1,300kg and has a range of more than 1,000 miles.
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<ul><li>Organization: ROYAL NAVY</li>
<li>Object Name: i_3_2</li>
<li>Category: MOD</li>
<li>Supplemental Categories: Equipment, Weapons, Missiles, Tomahawk, Submarines, Fleet, Astute Class</li>
<li>Keywords: Royal Navy, Equipment, Submarine, Nuclear, Ship Submersible Guided Nuclear, SSGN, Astute Class, HMS Astute, Weapon, Missile, Cruise, Tomahawk, Firing</li>
<li>Country: Gulf of Mexico</li></ul>
POA(Phot) Paul Punter
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