UPDATE 1-Germany revives effort to buy US Tomahawks, FT reports

​Germany is reviving efforts ​to buy Tomahawk cruise ‌missiles from ​the U.S., the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people with knowledge of ‌Berlin's strategy.

Berlin hopes to persuade the Trump administration to agree to the sale of the Tomahawks together with their Typhon ground launchers, the ‌newspaper said. The White House, the U.S. Department of Defense ‌and the German Ministry of Defence did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

Germany's Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius is planning a trip to ⁠Washington, ​the report ⁠said, in a bid to revive Berlin's proposal to purchase long-range systems, which ⁠was first submitted in July last year. The U.S. has yet ​to respond. The visit, however, hinges upon whether Pistorius can ⁠secure a meeting with Pete Hegseth, his U.S. counterpart, unnamed sources told the ⁠FT.

The ​Tomahawk Land Attack Missile is a long-range cruise missile typically launched from sea to attack targets in deep-strike missions. In ⁠February, the Pentagon said it had signed a seven-year deal with Raytheon ⁠to ⁠increase Tomahawk production as its stockpiles have been depleted by the war with Iran.

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