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 "title": "Merz Confirms Germany Will Buy and Station Tomahawk Cruise Missiles — Up to 400 Block Vb Reported, US Approval Committed for August",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/germany-tomahawk-block-vb-typhon-purchase-merz-letter-of-intent-august/",
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 "published": "2026-07-09T17:09:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:55:05.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBerlin, 9 July 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * In his government declaration on the Ankara summit on 9 July 2026, Chancellor Friedrich Merz confirmed to the Bundestag that American Tomahawk cruise missiles will be acquired by Germany and stationed on German soil: “This will close an important strategic gap in our defence”\n * Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a letter of intent on 7 July in which Washington commits to granting formal export approval",
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