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U.S. State Department Approves Sale of 400 Tomahawks to Japan

Frank Wolfe

Friday, November 17th, 2023

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U.S. State Department Approves Sale of 400 Tomahawks to Japan

Pictured are crew members of the JS Haguro destroyer during an exercise on June 19 (Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Photo)

The U.S. State Department has approved a sale of up to 400 RTX [RTX] Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) to Japan for nearly $2.4 billion. The sale would include 200 RGM-109E Block IVs, 200 Block Vs, and 14 weapon control systems, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Nov. 17. RTX makes the Tomahawks at its Tucson, Ariz., plant. "This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security…

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