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Germany reaches deal to acquire US-made Tomahawk missiles

By 

John Vandiver

Stars and Stripes • July 9, 2026

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A Tomahawk missile is launched from guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee in this undated photo. Germany reached an agreement with the U.S. during NATO’s summit this week in Akara, Turkey, to acquire the American-made missile. (Sean Ianno/U.S. Navy)

Germany has reached an agreement to acquire American-made Tomahawk missiles, a move that is expected to enhance NATO’s deterrence capabilities in Europe.

The deal was reached during NATO’s summit this week in Ankara, where German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and President Donald Trump discussed the matter, the German leader said.

“We are closing an important strategic gap in our defense,” Merz said Thursday before Germany’s parliament in Berlin.