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How long is a Tomahawk cruise missile?

A Tomahawk cruise missile is about 5.56 m (18 ft) long.

What is measured: Long-range subsonic cruise missile, length

Tomahawk Cruise Missile (5.56 m) drawn to scale beside a doorway (2 m) and a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Doorway (2 m), Tomahawk Cruise Missile (5.56 m) and Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About the same length as a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 2 would fit end to end along a city bus
  • About 4 would fit end to end along a tennis court
  • About 2.8× the height of a doorway
  • About 8 would fit end to end along an Olympic swimming pool

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Facts about Tomahawk Cruise Missile

The Tomahawk can fly over 1,500 miles at low altitude to strike targets with precision using GPS guidance.

Source: US Navy Fact File: Tomahawk Cruise Missile

Military

NameSizeCompared with Tomahawk Cruise Missile
AGM-88 HARM Missile4.1 m (13 ft)0.74×
M113 Armored Personnel Carrier4.86 m (16 ft)0.87×
Tomahawk Cruise Missile5.56 m (18 ft)this page
MIM-104 Patriot Missile5.8 m (19 ft)1×
Char B1 Tank6.37 m (21 ft)1.1×
Bradley Fighting Vehicle6.55 m (21 ft)1.2×
BM-13 Katyusha Rocket Launcher6.7 m (22 ft)1.2×
M270 MLRS6.97 m (23 ft)1.3×
Panzer IV Tank7.02 m (23 ft)1.3×
Fokker Dr.I Triplane7.19 m (24 ft)1.3×

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Which is bigger: Tomahawk Cruise Missile or BM-13 Katyusha Rocket Launcher?

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