{"id":72114,"date":"2026-07-09T13:36:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/07\/09\/germany-to-buy-us-tomahawks-in-shift-toward-own-long-range-capability\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:37:51","slug":"germany-to-buy-us-tomahawks-in-shift-toward-own-long-range-capability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2026\/07\/09\/germany-to-buy-us-tomahawks-in-shift-toward-own-long-range-capability\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany to buy US Tomahawks in shift toward own long-range capability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Germany will purchase Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States and station them on German soil, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday, in a shift from planned U.S. deployments to Germany\u2019s own long-range strike capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merz told lawmakers he had sealed the deal with the U.S. government on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Ankara, adding that the meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday had exceeded his expectations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are closing a critical strategic gap in our defence, while simultaneously working to develop our own European systems and station them in Europe,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to German government sources, Washington committed to granting approval in August for Germany to procure Tomahawk missiles and corresponding ground-based Typhon launchers in a letter of intent signed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of missiles and launchers Germany plans to acquire has not been disclosed as it is classified information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The planned purchase appears to fit with U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s push for European allies to pay for their own security, for example by buying U.S. weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fate of the Tomahawk supply had been unclear<\/a> after Trump announced in May that he would reduce U.S. military presence in Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\t