Merz says Germany agreed to acquire US Tomahawk missiles
09/07/2026 08:28
Merz says Germany agreed to acquire US Tomahawk missiles BERLIN, July 9 (Reuters) - Germany has agreed with the U.S. government to acquire Tomahawk cruise missiles and station them on German territory, Chancellor Friedrich Merz told lawmakers on Thursday.
"In doing so, we are closing a critical strategic gap in our defence, while simultaneously working to develop our own European systems and station them in Europe," he said.
(Reporting by Andreas Rinke and Miranda Murray, Editing by Linda Pasquini)
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