U.S. Tomahawk Hits Target 390 Miles Away in Land Test of New Launch System

Only one outlet has reported this so far: treat it as unconfirmed.

MANILA, Philippines — U.S. forces struck a target on Luzon in the Philippines earlier this week with a Tomahawk cruise missile in a first-of-its-kind long-range precision strike drill within the first island chain. The single Tomahawk Land Attack Missile was launched by the U.S. Army around midnight Tuesday from the Eastern Province of Leyte against a notional target near Fort Magsaysay, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said. While it is unclear what path the missile took, the Tomahawk reached its target roughly an hour after it was launched. A Philippine spokesperson said the missile