@LevZadov

There is nothing uniquely special about #tomahawks.
Back in the early days of the internet, I was following a New Zealander who was building a tomahawk like missile in his garage until told to please stop.

Sure, they have better motor and software, but Germany is doing the US military industry a favour by ordering them. Germany is totally capable of making their own, likely cheaper because no rnd necessary.

#germany

Are the US dropping plans for #Tomahawks in Germany out of consideration for #Moscow? It appears Germany will not be receiving US medium-range #missiles. A media report cites a sensitive reason for this: concerns within the #Pentagon that such a deployment could provoke #Russia. Source: ntv.de
U.S. defense industrial bottlenecks are slowing weapons production and undermining allied modernization efforts, driving renewed focus on coordinated Indo-Pacific defense cooperation with Japan playing a central role. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/28/japan/indo-pacific-military-industrial-coordination/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #usjapanrelations #indopacific #us #arms #defense #tomahawks #cruisemissiles #patriotinterceptors #atacms
Indo-Pacific deterrence rests on allied industrial coordination

The decline of the U.S. defense industrial base is not a new story, but it has assumed new urgency with the Iran war.

The Japan Times

U.S. #Tomahawks are being used in #Iran #war faster than stockpile is being refilled

source: cbsnews.com/news/u-s-tomahawks…

One of the sources said over 850 have been used so far in the #conflict, a figure that is roughly nine times the number of Tomahawks the #Pentagon buys on average each year.

#weapon #tomahawk #money #finance #bombing #usa #news #politics

U.S. Tomahawks are being used in Iran war faster than stockpile is being refilled

The U.S. has used close to 1,000 Tomahawk missiles since June 2025​ and has been procuring them at a rate of about 90 per year.

Agi: La Germania guarda ai missili balistici turchi per sostituire i Tomahawk

AGI - La Germania ha dato il via a colloqui con la Turchia per acquisire il missile balistico intercontinentale Yildirimhan e il missile ipersonico Tayfun Block-4, armi di ultima generazione recentemente lanciati dall'industria della Difesa turca. La notizia è stata riportata dal quotidiano tedesco Die Welt, che cita fonti Nato e Ue ed è stata indirettamente confermata dai media turchi.
La Germania tenterebbe così di colmare il vuoto nelle capacità di attacco a lungo raggio creatosi dopo che il presidente statunitense Donald Trump ha annullato il previsto dispiegamento dei missili Tomahawk in Germania. Secondo il quotidiano tedesco Berlino starebbe lavorando su due direttrici parallele: una joint venture con il produttore statunitense RTX per avviare la produzione dei Tomahawk in Germania già dal 2028 e la parallela acquisizione diretta dei sistemi missilistici turchi.
Caratteristiche dei sistemi turchi
In particolare Yildirimhan, primo missile balistico intercontinentale turco con una gittata di 6.000 chilometri, è stato presentato pubblicamente la scorsa settimana e potrebbe essere consegnato già dal 2028, mentre le consegne del Tayfun Block-4 sono previste alcuni anni più tardi.
Contesto Nato e decisioni statunitensi
Il dispiegamento pianificato di tre sistemi d'attacco di precisione statunitensi era stato concordato nel luglio 2024 tra l'ex presidente americano Joe Biden e l'ex cancelliere tedesco Olaf Scholz in risposta allo schieramento da parte della Russia di missili da crociera SSC-8 a capacità nucleare nell'enclave di Kaliningrad, una mossa che ha fatto tremare la Germania.
Sistemi previsti e ritiro Usa
Tra i sistemi previsti figuravano: il missile da crociera Tomahawk, con una gittata fino a 2.500 chilometri, il missile ipersonico terrestre Dark Eagle, con una gittata superiore ai 2.500 chilometri, il missile balistico SM-6, con una gittata superiore ai 500 chilometri. Trump ha successivamente annullato il dispiegamento annunciando inoltre il ritiro di circa 5.000 soldati statunitensi dalla Germania.

Germany is looking at Turkish ballistic missiles to replace the Tomahawks.

Germany has begun talks with Turkey to acquire the Yildirimhan intercontinental ballistic missile and the Tayfun Block-4 hypersonic missile, advanced-generation weapons recently launched by the Turkish defense industry. The news was reported by the German newspaper Die Welt, citing NATO and EU sources, and was indirectly confirmed by Turkish media.

Germany would thus seek to fill the gap in long-range attack capabilities created after U.S. President Donald Trump canceled the planned deployment of Tomahawk missiles to Germany. According to the German newspaper, Berlin is working on two parallel tracks: a joint venture with U.S. manufacturer RTX to begin Tomahawk production in Germany as early as 2028, and the parallel direct acquisition of the Turkish missile systems.

Characteristics of the Turkish Systems

In particular, the Yildirimhan, the first Turkish intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 6,000 kilometers, was publicly unveiled last week and could be delivered as early as 2028, while deliveries of the Tayfun Block-4 are expected several years later.

NATO Context and U.S. Decisions

The planned deployment of three U.S. precision strike systems had been agreed in July 2024 between former U.S. President Joe Biden and former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in response to Russia’s deployment of SSC-8 cruise missiles with nuclear capabilities in the Kaliningrad enclave, a move that shook Germany.

Systems Planned and U.S. Withdrawal

The planned systems included: the Tomahawk cruise missile, with a range of up to 2,500 kilometers, the Dark Eagle terrestrial hypersonic missile, with a range exceeding 2,500 kilometers, and the SM-6 ballistic missile, with a range exceeding 500 kilometers. Trump subsequently canceled the deployment, also announcing the withdrawal of approximately 5,000 U.S. soldiers from Germany.

#Germany #Turkish #Tomahawks #Turkey #Yildirimhan #Tayfun #German #DieWelt #DonaldTrump #Tomahawk #Berlin #first #6,000kilometers #TayfunBlock-4 #JoeBiden #OlafScholz #Russia #SSC-8 #Kaliningrad #DarkEagle #2,500kilometers #500kilometers

https://www.agi.it/estero/news/2026-05-11/germania-missili-turchi-37005535/

Agi: Iran: gli Usa ha lanciato 850 Tomahawk, allarme scorte al Pentagono

AGI - In quattro settimane di guerra con l'Iran, l'esercito americano ha lanciato più di 850 missili da crociera Tomahawk, un ritmo che ha messo in allarme alcuni funzionari del Pentagono. Lo riferisce il Washington Post citando fonti informate. I missili, che possono essere lanciati da navi da guerra di superficie della Marina e sottomarini, sono stati un pilastro di ogni intervento americano da quando sono stati utilizzati per la prima volta in combattimento nel 1991 durante la guerra del Golfo Persico.
Quanto costano
Le versioni più recenti del missile, in servizio dal 2004, possono costare fino a 3,6 milioni di dollari a pezzo e richiedono fino a due anni essere pronte. Negli ultimi anni, i Tomawhak sono stati acquistati in piccoli lotti, con solo 57 inclusi nel bilancio della difesa nel 2025.
Con 1.000 miglia di gittata, riducono la necessità di missioni aeree più pericolose. Ma se ne producono ogni anno solo poche centinaia e il Pentagono non rivela pubblicamente quanti ne abbia in stoccaggio.
Secondo le fonti sentite dal Post, serve una riflessione urgente sull'opportunità di trasferirne alcuni da altre parti del mondo, tra cui l'Indo-Pacifico, e uno sforzo concertato a lungo termine per costruirne di più. Un funzionario ha descritto la quantità di Tomahawk a disposizione "bassa in modo allarmante", mentre secondo un altro si sta arrivando al 'livello Winchester', che in gergo militare significa esaurimento delle scorte.

Iran: The US launched 850 Tomahawks, alarm at the Pentagon.

AGI - In four weeks of war with Iran, the American military has launched more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles, a pace that has alarmed some Pentagon officials. This is reported by the Washington Post, citing informed sources. The missiles, which can be launched from surface warships of the Navy and submarines, have been a cornerstone of every American intervention since they were first used in combat in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War.

How much do they cost?

The latest versions of the missile, in service since 2004, can cost up to $3.6 million each and require up to two years to be ready. In recent years, Tomahawks have been purchased in small batches, with only 57 included in the 2025 defense budget.

With a range of 1,000 miles, they reduce the need for more dangerous air missions. But only a few hundred are produced each year and the Pentagon does not publicly reveal how many it has in storage.

According to sources heard by the Post, there is an urgent need to reflect on the opportunity to transfer some from other parts of the world, including the Indo-Pacific, and a concerted long-term effort to build more. One official described the amount of Tomahawk available as "alarmingly low," while according to another, the ‘Winchester level’ is being reached, which in military jargon means exhaustion of stocks.

#Tomahawks #Pentagon #American #Tomahawk #theWashingtonPost #first #thePersianGulfWar #1,000miles #theIndo-Pacific

https://www.agi.it/estero/news/2026-03-28/iran-pentagono-tomahawk-36328788/

@xs4me2

To add insult to injury, #Whiskyleaks War Department has been pissing away the #tomahawks on the wrong targets, like the docked ships of #Iran

Turns out, it's probably a good idea not to stack your entire executive with useless sycophants

@bettycjung.bsky.social

As when Vendetta said "...No, what you have are bullets and the hope that when your guns are empty, I'm no longer standing...."

#Trump #Tomahawks #War #Iran

Mark Cancian, a senior adviser at CSIS, said if the #military has fired >800 #Tomahawks against #Iran, “that would be about a quarter of the total inventory & would leave a large gap for a conflict in the Western Pacific.” His think tank assesses that the Navy may have had as few as 3,100 Tomahawks on hand at the start of the #war a month ago.

“It would take several years to replenish,” Cancian said.

#kakistocracy #idiocracy #TrumpsWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast

Also in today's news:
#IDF announces it bombed a key #Iranian weapons facility; #Trump extends the deadline for the opening of the Strait of #Hormuz; U.S. alarms the Pentagon with its immense use of #Tomahawks; and #Ukraine and #Saudi #Arabia signed a defense cooperation agreement. https://www.iranwar.news/p/uae-to-help-reopen-the-strait-of
UAE to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz; Pentagon considering deploying additional U.S. ground troops to the Middle East; Chinese-linked site in Kuwait attacked.

Meanwhile, Trump extends his deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz by 10 days, and the U.S. is using unmanned boats for the first time ever against Iran.

Iran War Dispatches with Tim Mak