The agreement to purchase the long-range missiles came during the NATO summit in Turkey. It will “close an important strategic gap in our defences,” according to Merz.
At the same time, we will work on developing our own European systems and deploying them in Europe, he said.
No word on when the missiles will be delivered. They are intended to be fired from submarines and warships and have a range of 1,600 kilometres.
Defence Minister Boris Pistorius emphasized that the United States has key capabilities that Europe cannot do without.
The announcement follows months of uncertainty about whether Germany would receive the American missiles, especially since Merz and US President Trump disagreed about the war in Iran.
