Pentagon to Request $4.5 Billion for Tomahawk Missiles in 2027

The Pentagon wants to spend $3 billion to buy 1,512 Tomahawk missiles made by RTX Corp and another $1.5 billion on modifications for the heavily used Navy weapons as the US-Israel war with Iran burns through inventories.

The Pentagon laid out its spending plan for the missiles as part of its previously unreported budget for fiscal 2027, documents posted on the comptroller’s website show.

The White House’s unprecedented $1.5 trillion national defense budget request includes $350 billion in mandatory spending Congress would have to include in a reconciliation measure.

The Pentagon’s Tomahawk request includes a little more than $1 ...