At some point, Zelensky appealed to Trump to provide a certain kind of weapon for blows to the Russian Federation. At first it was not known what was about, but The Telegraph wrote what could be about Tomahawk's winged missiles. Focus gathered information about these US missiles: main features, start -up methods, chances of receiving and using.
The BGM-109 Tomahawk is a permitting winged rocket, the first specimens of which were produced in 1970 by General Dynamics, and since 2024 it has been engaged in Raytheon Missils & Defense. A nuclear version for the W80 warhead was created with a capacity of 0. 2-150 kiloton, but it was removed from weapons, indicated on the FAS portal.
What are the characteristics of the BGM-109 Tomahawk (according to CSIS): On the US Department of Military Cooperation, the US Department of Defense can see that the Pentagon actively allows the sale of Tomahawk missiles. The latest agreements - with the Netherlands worth $ 2. 19 billion. for 163 rockets and auxiliary equipment.
On Google Maps, you can indicate to which point the Tomahawk will reach the point of start and if it is not collected by air defense over the dozen of the Russian regions that it will pass. If the start comes from the Baltic Sea, then the lesion will get to Moscow, but to fly through the Ural Mountains will have to use Block V (Block IV "Tactical Tomahawk") for 2 400 km.
If Ukraine launches a rocket from the Black Sea, it will hit goals in Moscow and Alabuz, where Shahmedi is produced, shows a map. If it receives a Typhon starting installation and a shot from the area of Lviv region or Volyn, then the objects are also within reach. Following The Telegraph's information about the possibility of providing Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, the event was reacted in the analytical Telegram channel in factum.
It is noted that the problem is not in rockets, but in starting. In particular, zero chances of launching from surface and submarine platforms. In addition, Typhon land platforms are expected in Germany only in 2026. In the meantime, analysts have already investigated the questions about the chances of getting Tomahawk. The previous wave of discussion happened in the summer of 2025: the media was written as if Trump promised to provide Ukraine with this type of weapons.
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