Germany's Budget Of €3.4 billion For Tomahawk And Typhon Will Not Buy More Than Planned
Germany has earmarked €3.4 billion to buy Tomahawk missiles and Typhon launchers from the US. Hartpunkt estimates the initial cost estimate was too low, so the amount of equipment will not increase.
Germany plans to spend €3.4 billion on buying ground-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles and Typhon launchers from the United States. These funds are already earmarked for 2027. In 2025, Germany allocated a total of €1.37 billion for the planned purchase of 400 Tomahawk Block Vb missiles and three Typhon batteries.
A deal between Berlin and Washington is highly likely. However, this does not mean that the European country will receive more Typhon launchers or Tomahawk missiles than previously planned.
The problem is that only €220 million was originally set aside for the three Typhon batteries, which include 12 launchers, as well as three command vehicles and associated equipment. A sum of €440 million, twice as much, is considered more realistic.
To this must be added the costs of the fire control system and maintenance. Based on the experience of similar purchases by Japan and the Netherlands, these costs for Germany should be roughly €1.2 billion. At the same time, Japan and the Netherlands bought sea-launched Tomahawks.
After these expenses, €1.76 billion of the planned sum remains. At current domestic and export prices for the Tomahawk, this is enough to buy between 400 and 440 missiles.