The US Navy has successfully completed the first live test of the joint multi-effects warhead system (JMEWS), the new warhead for the Tomahawk block IV tactical cruise missile.

The JMEWS programme is designed to deliver a warhead that will provide blast-fragmentation capabilities to the missile and to introduce enhanced penetration capabilities into a single warhead.

Raytheon’s Tomahawk programme director Gary Hagedon said the Tomahawk block IV missile includes a series of enhancements to provide the warfighter with a more capable system.

“JMEWS is the first of the planned system enhancements, and this test demonstrates that we have the right team in place to deliver these capabilities,” he said.

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The warhead detonated during the test conducted on 16 August 2010.