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State Department Approves $369 Million Sale For U.K. Tomahawk Support

Tuesday, March 29th, 2022

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State Department Approves $369 Million Sale For U.K. Tomahawk Support

A Tomahawk launched off a U.S. Navy vessel. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The State Department approved a potential $368.5 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the United Kingdom for Tomahawk Weapon System follow-on support. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the sale on March 29. The U.K. requested follow-on support for all three segments of the government’s Tomahawk Weapon System (TWS), including the All Up Round (AUR), Tactical Tomahawk Weapon Control System (TTWCS) and Theater Mission Planning Center (TMPC). The Tomahawk is a ship and submarine-launched cruise missile, with…

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