Russia likely laughing off Trump’s ‘open door’ to Tomahawks
The idea that the US would send this advanced weapon system to Ukraine is not serious. So why are we talking about it?
Tomahawk missiles can be fired in three ways, from a guided missile destroyer; from Ohio, Virginia, and Los-Angeles class submarines; and using the new ground-based Typhon system, which was developed by the U.S. Army. Ukraine does not have any of these capabilities and has next zero chance of procuring them in the near or medium term.
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Hm… Why might we be talking about it, after the Pentagon has already declined it, but Ukraine has resurfaced the rumors by citing Keith Kellog who has misunderstood the Presidents position?
Hm… Why…
Ok, lets move on. Neat! You only need 10 of those to launch a coordinated attack!
The United States only has two working Typhon batteries, with a third in progress.
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The FY 2025 budget allocated funds to procure thirty-two Tactical Tomahawks (TACTOMs) and Mk 14 canisters, an additional Typhon battery, and ground support equipment to include one Battery Operations Center (BOC), four launcher Payload Deployment Systems (PDS), one Reload Capability, and one BOC Support Vehicle, [and] associated Government Furnished Equipment, and program management costs.[1] Total FY 2025 funding for the system reached $183 million for RDT&E, and $233 million for procurement, with an undisclosed number of units ordered.[1]
While the Army originally planned to only develop four SMRF batteries, with one battery allocated to each MDTF, it appears to have deviated from this plan with two batteries currently assigned to 1st MDTF as of July 2024.[1] The Army has noted that combatant commanders may adjust the allocation of batteries between MDTFs to be more than one each, if required.[1]
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In service since?
In service 2023–present
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On July 15, 2025, the German Minister of Defense announced that Germany had submitted a purchase request to the U.S. government for an undisclosed number of systems. A purchase decision will be made as soon as this is confirmed.[14]
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Man, Selenskyj has a golden hand for always asking for the right stuff.
Second, the United States has sold the missile so far only to close allies: Australia, Britain, Denmark, and Japan. Not even Israel has been permitted to purchase Tomahawk missiles to this point.
If the United States did offer to sell Ukraine a Typhon system, it would not survive long on the country’s battlefield. The Typhon battery is enormous and hard to move. It requires a C-17 [Boing special military cargo plane] for transport over long-distances, and though it is road mobile, its size makes it quite easy to spot by satellite or even surveillance drone. In other words, it would make an appealing and vulnerable target for Russian airstrikes.
Jennifer Kavanagh
I mean, who else…
As the war drags on, it is understandable that Trump and his national security team are looking for new ways to coerce Putin into ending his battlefield campaign. To work, however, new threats must be credible, both politically and militarily. The proposal to send Ukraine Tomahawks is neither, and is more likely to evoke more laughter in the Kremlin than fear.
Darauf so die US Administration:
Was mittlerweile der Job der deutschsprachigen Medienlandschaft ist?
Ich weiß es wirklich nicht mehr.
Wahrscheinlich Tomahawk, Tomahawk, Tomahawk im richtigen Intervall sagen…
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Moment, die Ukraine ist ja so gut im Entwickeln! Das wird die erste Nation die es schafft die unter F16 zu schnallen!
Oder mit Booster Raketen zu starten.
Eine bessere Flamingo quasi!
Da kann Lockheed Martin dann einpacken weil keiner mehr ihre Typhons kauft!