- Germany has finalised an agreement with the United States to purchase American-made Tomahawk cruise missiles that will be stationed on German soil.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced the deal, reached during the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, stating it will address a significant strategic gap in Germany's defence capabilities.
- This acquisition is part of a wider initiative by the Trump administration to export American military technology to key European allies, whose security landscape has been altered by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
- The Tomahawk cruise missile, a long-range weapon in the US military's arsenal since the 1980s, is known for its ability to fly at low altitudes, making it difficult to detect, and boasts a range of approximately 1,600 kilometres with precision guidance.
- Separately, President Donald Trump also confirmed that the US would grant Ukraine a licence to manufacture Patriot air defence systems, a crucial development for Kyiv in countering Russian missile attacks.
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