Trump won’t give Ukraine Tomahawk missiles. Here is why
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Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:40:00 +0300

“But first I want to make sure what they'll do with them,” Trump said.My conclusion: Trump has said something again. He has a random word generator. This could well be a statement from the category “today Zelenskyy is a dictator,” and tomorrow he is not, and he never said anything like that at all.This statement is not for Ukraine. This statement is for the Russians. To drive them into a corner.We will see the American president's reaction based on their reaction.My forecast, however, remains disappointing: there will be no Tomahawks — simply because there’s nothing to launch them with. It would be better if they gave Ukraine JASSMs instead.And perhaps, in the end, that’s exactly what they’ll get.I would not be surprised if, by Tomahawk, Trump actually means the previously announced Barracuda missile, which recently went into serial production.For Trump, it's all the same.Read also: Trump announced that he had allegedly decided to supply Tomahawk missiles to UkraineI repeat, I do not believe in Tomahawk because:Ukraine does not have launchers for such missiles. Among the options are submarines or missile destroyers. Have you heard that the U.S. is preparing to transfer them? No.Another platform for launching Tomahawk is the Typhoon mobile launcher. They were only put into service in 2023. And since then, only two units in the U.S. itself have such launchers. So, do we believe that Typhoon will be transferred to Ukraine? No.Defence Express wrote about the only very theoretical option for launchers. Just a month ago, the U.S. Marine Corps decided to abandon the LRF (Long Range Fires) launchers for Tomahawk. The reason was their poor passability on soft ground, which is critical for marines who had to land LRF on the beach. But they will suit Ukraine.But Tomahawk is not just missiles and launchers. It is a huge infrastructure that Ukraine must be provided with in parallel.Plus, the production of Tomahawk itself is very expensive and specific. Ukraine cannot count on many such missiles. SourceAbout the author. Vasyl Pekhno, journalist, presenter, analystThe editorial team does not always share the opinions expressed by the blog authors.
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