The United States has launched more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles during four weeks of conflict with Iran, raising concerns among some Pentagon officials over the pace of usage.
The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile, or TLAM, is a long-range, all-weather, jet-powered, subsonic cruise missile primarily used by the United States Navy and the Royal Navy in sea-based land-attack missions.
Raytheon, an RTX business, has entered into five framework agreements with the U.S. Department of War to significantly expand production capacity and accelerate delivery of several high-demand precision munitions.
The U.S. Department of War announced the signing of a contract with RTX to continue the modernization and service life extension of Tomahawk cruise missiles held by the U.S. Navy and the Royal Navy.
On 23 December, the United States Department of War announced that it had signed a new contract with RTX for the production and delivery of Tomahawk Block V cruise missiles.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that former President Donald Trump’s decision not to supply long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles reduced Russia’s interest in diplomacy.
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States may send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine if Russia fails to agree to end the ongoing war.
U.S. President Donald Trump held a 30-minute call on Saturday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the potential delivery of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine,
A U.S. official and three sources said the desire to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine may not be viable because current inventories are committed to the U.S. Navy and other uses.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked former President Donald Trump this week to provide Tomahawk missiles, which would give Ukraine the ability to strike targets as far away as Moscow.
Japan will modify its destroyer JS Chokai (DDG-176) to launch Tomahawk cruise missiles by 31 March 2026, Defence Minister Gen Nakatani confirmed on Tuesday.
The U.S. Navy has announced plans to upgrade between 35 and 96 Tomahawk cruise missiles to the anti-ship Block Va standard.
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