The United States approves the sale of long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles and Typhoon ground launchers to Germany and the weapons will be stationed on German soil to fill a strategic gap in European defence.Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced the deal at the NATO summit in Ankara and said a letter of intent signed by defence ministers anticipates final US approval by August while quantities remain classified.Germany will contribute roughly half of a $50B joint NATO project to develop long-range precision strike weapons and will pursue parallel European development even as the United States licenses Ukraine to produce Patriot systems.Officials cite Russia’s stationing of
Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad and supply shortages linked to conflicts in Iran and Ukraine earlier this year, and critics warn the purchase deepens European dependence on US technology.