US Navy seeks 1,200% increase in Tomahawk missile procurement for 2027

The U.S. Navy is requesting $3 billion to replenish its stockpile of Tomahawk missiles that have been depleted over the course of the Iran war, according to the Defense Department’s fiscal 2027 budget request. As part of the $1.5 trillion budget request released Friday, the Navy has asked for a 1,200% increase in the number of the long-range land attack missile. In fiscal 2026, Congress granted the service $257 million for the purchase of 58 Tomahawk missiles. The Navy is now asking lawmakers to subsidize the production of 785 Tomahawk missiles for a little over $3 billion, including roughly $1.5 billion for Tomahawk missile modifications. The 2027 budget also requested 494 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles for approximately $800 million, up from the 106 AMRAAMs for roughly $69 million it asked for in fiscal 2026. The Navy requested over $22 billion for overall weapons procurement, up from the approximately $10 billion requested for the same category in 2026. The Washington Post reported on March 27 that the Pentagon was burning through Tomahawk missiles at an alarming rate, launching at least 850 Tomahawks since the Iran war began on Feb. 28. US uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon The Center for Strategic International Studies released a report that said the U.S. likely still has close to 3,000 Tomahawk missiles in its arsenal, but the report stated the 850 missiles fired were the most ever for a single military campaign. The next cl…