The Pentagon documents show that the American Navy, which is the main user of Tomahawków, has so far bought 8959 these rockets at an average price of $ 1.3 million. for art.
Tomahawki have been produced since the mid -1980s. In recent years, from 55 to 90 pieces a year has been produced. According to budget data, the Pentagon in 2026 is planned to buy 57 of these missiles.
A representative of the American authorities and sources similar to training in the use of Tomahawków and their supplies question the possibility of sending these missiles to Ukraine Reuters said. At the same time, the interlocutor emphasized that there is no deficit of this weapon, and Kiev may receive a different type of weapon with a shorter range.
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The source also reported that the US may consider permission to buy other long -range weapons and provide it with Ukraine, but it is unlikely to cover Tomahawka.
Will the US deliver Tomahawka to Ukraine?
According to the American media, US President Donald Trump told the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zielnski last week that he was open to the abolition of restrictions on the use of American weapons by Ukrainians to hit the goals in Russia. Zelnski was to ask Trump for Tomahawk long -range missiles.
On Sunday, the vice president of JD Vance confirmed earlier reports of the press and the words of the President of Ukraine, who said that he asked Trump to sell Tomahawków, to which he received the answer “we will work on it”.
– As the president said, we look at it. We certainly look at a number of applications from Europeans Vance said in an interview with Fox News. He noted that the final decision in the case will be made by the president himself, guided by the interest of the United States.
On Thursday, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said that the supply of Ukraine Tomahawk American missiles would hurt Russian-American relations. In his opinion, it is not possible to use Tomahawk rockets without the direct participation of American soldiers. He expressed the opinion that Russian forces would shoot down these missiles and “improve their anti -aircraft defense system”.
Ukrainians raised the topic of Tomahawków several times in talks with the USA last year. It was the only type of weaponing from the list, which President Trump did not agree to the sale of NATO countries for Ukraine – it reported the source of Axios.
