Raytheon Tomahawk

Aligned with its vision of attaining standoff counterstrike capabilities, Japan is now set to acquire 400 Raytheon Tomahawk cruise missiles.

The Australian Defense Department will spend more than $2 billion on Tomahawk, AARGM-ER, Spike, additional HIMARS and PrSM to boost its missile capabilities.

The U.S. Army has a series of Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) missiles almost done with production and ready to be deployed.

The acquisition plans, detailed April 3, are a component of the country’s €14.8 billion ($16.1 billion) increase in defense spending between 2022 and 2025.

The Tomahawk acquisition comes under Australia’s trilateral AUKUS pact with the U.S. and UK.

The U.S. Navy wants an increase in critical, long-range munitions.

Two new long-range weapon prototypes are still on schedule to be delivered to U.S. Army soldiers this year.

Tokyo is developing a cruise missile with an interchangeable warhead.

The U.S. Marine Corps will field the Kongsberg/Raytheon Naval Strike Missile over the next two years.