If the U.S. and Germany finalize a deal for the Typhon missile system — designed to launch land-based Tomahawk cruise missiles and SM-6 interceptors Lockheed Martin promises to accelerate production and deliver the first battery to the Bundeswehr just one year after the contract is signed.
Currently, Lockheed Martin has already produced three Typhon batteries and is working on a fourth for the U.S. military, according to Defense news.
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Edward Dobeck, the program director of launching systems at Lockheed Martin, stated that the company could speed up production for Germany if an order is placed. The systems are manufactured at a facility near Moorestown, New Jersey.
However, any deal first requires swift intergovernmental agreements between Berlin and Washington. Another key issue is that Germany sees the Typhon as only a temporary solution — one urgently needed to deter russia.
Berlin's long-term focus remains on the European ELSA program, which aims to field a European-made medium-range missile system based on the French LCM by around 2029.In this context, missile analyst Fabian Hoffmann, writing for Hartpunkt, voiced skepticism about Germany's potential acquisition of the Typhon system. He emphasized concerns over the availability of Tomahawk missiles.
According to U.S. Navy procurement data, maintaining Raytheon's Tomahawk production line requires orders of at least 90 missiles per year. In reality, the U.S. military has been ordering far fewer, meaning export clients — like Germany — could face delays of 2–3 years for delivery.
This raises a crucial question: How many Tomahawks could Germany realistically receive, and what strategic impact would such an acquisition actually have?
Earlier, Defense Express explored whether German acquisition of Typhon — with Tomahawks capable of reaching moscow — would reduce Europes estimated need for at least 4,200 cruise missiles.
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