Germany Plans To Allocate 3.4 Billion Euros For The Purchase Of Tomahawk Missiles
- 14.09.2026, 11:19
This procurement will provide Germany with its own ground-based long-range strike capabilities.
The German Ministry of Defense plans to allocate nearly 3.4 billion euros for the purchase of U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles and Typhon launchers.
This is stated in an internal German government document reviewed by Politico.
This purchase will provide Germany with its own land-based long-range strike capabilities to deter Russia and may also allow German industry to join the Tomahawk missile supply chain.
Both of these steps will support Berlin’s push for greater autonomy, although Washington will retain control over sensitive technologies, and no agreement has yet been reached regarding the production model or division of labor.
The figure cited in the document represents the ministry’s current estimate of the total financial requirements for the procurement. It is expected to be factored into Germany’s 2027 budget, which is currently being drafted by the ministry and parliament.
The amount will cover the total procurement costs and may still change before the budget is adopted and the missile procurement is finally approved.
Germany currently does not have its own ground-based capabilities for long-range strikes.
In 2024, then-U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed that U.S. forces would begin deploying long-range weapons in Germany starting in 2026, specifically Tomahawk missiles under U.S. command. This plan was canceled by then-U.S. President Donald Trump.
At the same time, Berlin also insisted on developing its own capabilities and, in 2025, officially approached Washington with a proposal to acquire Typhon launchers equipped with Tomahawk missiles.
A breakthrough occurred at the NATO summit in Ankara in July, when Trump and Chancellor Friedrich Merz reached an agreement in principle on Germany’s acquisition of these weapons.
The German government subsequently stated that Washington had agreed to authorize the sale of Tomahawk missiles and the corresponding Typhon ground-based launchers, while emphasizing that the details still needed to be worked out.
The negotiations also concern who exactly will manufacture the missiles.
The same internal planning document states that the U.S. government has raised the “prospect of industrial cooperation” as part of the planned procurements.
Several officials from both countries familiar with the matter reported that the discussions include possible joint production and ways to involve German industry in the Tomahawk supply chain. However, according to officials, neither the production model nor the division of labor has been agreed upon yet.
The main question is to what extent European industry will be able to participate in this process, while Washington retains control over sensitive U.S. technologies and intellectual property.
These discussions are part of Germany’s broader efforts to ensure that European companies participate in the maintenance of U.S.-made weapons, rather than simply purchasing them.
This idea has gained traction amid pressure on Washington to replenish its own missile stockpiles, which were depleted as a result of the war against Iran.
According to media reports, the German government estimates that creating a new arsenal of long-range weapons designed to deter Russia will cost nearly 12 billion euros.
Media reports have also recently indicated that the United Kingdom and Germany plan to develop a high-precision long-range missile capable of striking targets more than 2,000 kilometers away by 2034.