US to send Tomahawks, hypersonics, other long-range fires to Germany
The U.S. will start deploying long-range fires units to Germany in 2026, according to a joint statement from both the U.S. and German governments released today amid the NATO Summit in Washington, D.C.
The new capabilities will "have significantly longer range than current land-based fires in Europe. Exercising these advanced capabilities will demonstrate the United States' commitment to NATO and its contributions to European integrated deterrence," the joint statement reads.
The long-range fires capabilities will include the SM-6 and Tomahawk missiles and "developmental hypersonic weapons," the statement details.
The capabilities will be resident in the U.S. Army's Multidomain Task Force already headquartered in Germany.
The announcement lines up with the Army's plans to fill out its five MDTF units worldwide. Defense News first reported in April that the MDTF in Europe would be fully established in fiscal 2026 with the addition of a Long-Range Fires Battalion, or LRFB, in support of the European theater.
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