Germany Seeks US Tomahawk Missiles

Germany is reviving efforts to buy Tomahawk cruise missiles from the US, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people with knowledge of Berlin’s strategy.

Berlin hopes to persuade the Trump administration to approve the sale of the Tomahawks together with their Typhon ground launchers, the newspaper said.

The White House, the US Defense Department and the German Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is planning a trip to Washington in a bid to revive Berlin’s proposal to buy long-range systems, which was first submitted last July, according to the report. The US has yet to respond.

The visit depends on whether Pistorius can secure a meeting with his US counterpart, Pete Hegseth, unnamed sources told the Financial Times.

The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile is a long-range cruise missile typically launched from the sea to strike targets far behind enemy lines.

In February, the Pentagon said it had signed a seven-year deal with Raytheon to increase production of Tomahawk missiles, as US stockpiles had been depleted by the war with Iran.

(reuters, im)