{"id":83303,"date":"2026-04-07T19:38:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/07\/us-navy-seeks-1200-increase-in-tomahawk-missile-procurement-for-2027\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:04:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:04:30","slug":"us-navy-seeks-1200-increase-in-tomahawk-missile-procurement-for-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/04\/07\/us-navy-seeks-1200-increase-in-tomahawk-missile-procurement-for-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy seeks 1,200% increase in Tomahawk missile procurement for 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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, <a href=\"https:\/\/comptroller.war.gov\/Portals\/45\/Documents\/defbudget\/FY2027\/FY2027_p1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/comptroller.war.gov\/Portals\/45\/Documents\/defbudget\/FY2027\/FY2027_p1.pdf\">according<\/a> to the Defense Department\u2019s fiscal 2027 budget request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fiscal 2026, Congress granted the service $257 million for the purchase of 58 Tomahawk missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy requested over $22 billion for overall weapons procurement, up from the approximately $10 billion requested for the same category in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/03\/27\/iran-war-tomahawk-missiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/03\/27\/iran-war-tomahawk-missiles\/\">reported<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2026\/03\/27\/us-uses-hundreds-of-tomahawk-missiles-on-iran-alarming-some-at-pentagon\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-03-27T101814Z_2_LYNXMPEM2Q0J7_RTROPTP_4_IRAN-CRISIS-SCHOOL-ATTACK.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. military is burning through the precision weapons at a rate that has alarmed some Pentagon officials.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Center for Strategic International Studies released a <a 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