The US military has fired🚨>850 Tomahawk cruise missiles in 4 weeks of war, burning thru the precision weapons at a rate that has alarmed some #DOD ofcls & prompted internal discussions about how to make more avail.

#US uses🚨100s of Tomahawk #missiles on #Iran, alarming some at Pentagon.🚨Only a few hundred are manufactured each year, meaning the global supply is limited *cost as much as $3.6M a piece & require up to 2 years to build.
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U.S. uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon

More than 850 Tomahawks have been fired in just four weeks, people familiar with the matter said, alarming some Pentagon officials because the weapon’s supply is limited.

The Washington Post
The MSDF's Aegis destroyer Chokai has become Japan's first vessel capable of firing U.S.-made Tomahawk missiles, a development that could put targets deep inside China and North Korea within striking distance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/27/japan/japan-chokai-msdf-tomahawk-missiles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sdf #msdf #missiles #defense #defenseministry
MSDF destroyer becomes Japan’s first ship capable of firing Tomahawk missiles

With a range of 1,600 kilometers, the weapons will allow the vessels to put targets deep inside China and North Korea within striking distance.

The Japan Times

A playground

A drone view of schoolchildren playing with a part of a missile that landed in the playground of an elementary school in the Israeli settlement Peduel, in the Israel-occupied West Bank, March 23. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

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Merz Sees No Point In Supplying Ukraine With Taurus Missiles

Ukraine supposedly has the best weapons.

Ukraine is struggling to secure fresh commitments from NATO allies to purchase U.S. weapons for the war-torn country, Kyiv's envoy to the military alliance said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/26/world/politics/ukraine-nato-donors-us-weapons/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #nato #us #defense #missiles
Ukraine struggles to find more NATO donors to pay for U.S. weapons

Currently, a small handful of countries are paying for the bulk of the weapons, and the U.K. is the only contributor that has recently joined the fold.

The Japan Times
The U.S. government says it has approved support for Japan's development of upgraded Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectiles, which are launched from the ground, travel at supersonic speeds and fly in irregular trajectories. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/26/japan/politics/us-support-japan-missile-development/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #missiles #sdf #defense
U.S. approves support for Japan's development of upgraded HVGP missiles

HVGPs are launched from the ground, travel at supersonic speeds from high altitudes and fly in irregular trajectories, making them difficult to intercept.

The Japan Times
Ukrainian energy official: Lifting Russia oil sanctions is ‘wrong approach’

Oleksii Riabchyn, chief international officer at Naftogaz, also described Ukraine’s efforts to position itself as a major natural gas hub for Europe.

POLITICO
France wants power to overlook national laws in case of threat

French PM Sébastien Lecornu also announces €8.5 billion for munitions by 2030 and a new platform to buy missiles, shells and drones in bulk.

POLITICO