Germany is making new efforts to acquire Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States, according to a recent report by the Financial Times. Sources familiar with the situation have indicated that Berlin is seeking to persuade the Trump administration to approve the sale of the missiles along with their Typhon ground launch systems.
Both the White House and the US Department of Defense, as well as Germany’s Ministry of Defence, have not yet commented on this development.
Germany’s Defence Minister, Boris Pistorius, is planning a trip to Washington in hopes of reviving the proposal for these long-range weapons. This proposal was first made back in July of last year.
However, the success of Pistorius’s trip depends on whether he can arrange a meeting with his US counterpart, Pete Hegseth, according to unnamed sources cited by the Financial Times.
The Tomahawk missile is a long-range cruise missile usually launched from ships to strike targets far away. Earlier this year, the Pentagon announced a seven-year agreement with Raytheon to boost Tomahawk production, especially as stockpiles have diminished due to ongoing conflicts.
