What Exactly is a Tomahawk Missile?

BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Using GPS guidance missiles are extremely accurate.
They are designed to take out fixed targets, exactly what it did Thursday night.
59 Tomahawk missiles were used to destroy a western Syria airbase overnight. Many Americans wonder, what exactly Tomahawks are?
The missiles can travel as far as 900 miles and move at 550 miles per hour. They weigh as much as 3500 pounds each.
The jet-engine powered weapon, is what many figured the U.S. would rely on to ta