Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced on Thursday that negotiations with US President Donald Trump on the purchase of Tomahawk cruise missiles have been successfully concluded.
Merz spoke positively about the NATO summit in Ankara during his government declaration. Despite disputes with Trump over Greenland and Spain, the meeting exceeded his expectations.
The Bundeswehr gains the ability through the purchase to strike targets thousands of kilometers behind enemy lines with precision. Most European NATO partners have lacked this capability so far.
The procurement responds to Russian missiles in Kaliningrad and Belarus. The purchase remains controversial in Germany.
