It became known how many Tomahawk missiles the United States has left

January 16 2024 12

Currently, the US Navy is armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles of the Block IV and Block V modifications. But their stock is relatively small. All earlier modifications were used or disposed of as obsolete.

It should be noted that from 2004 to 2020 inclusive, the US military-industrial complex produced 3882 Tomahawk Block IV units, of which 385 ammunition were used. During 2021-2023, 260 Tomahawk Block V units were manufactured (122+70+68 by year). Consequently, the US Navy, as of January 1, 2024, has a total of 3757 units of the Tomahawk missile launcher of these modifications.

Note that over the five-year period, 2004-2008, the American defense industry produced a decent amount of Tomahawk Block IV. Then 300-400 units were produced annually. In the period from 2009 to 2017 inclusive, an average of 200 such ammunition were produced. In 2018, only 100 units were produced, in 2019 - 0, and in 2020 - 90 units. The latest modification, Tomahawk Block V, as indicated above, was also produced in small quantities.

Today, the American fleet can fire Tomahawks from the boards of its Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (73 units), Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers (13 units), Ohio-class SSGNs (4 units) and multi-purpose nuclear submarines (48 units). Moreover, collectively, all of these ships and submarines can carry 3944 Tomahawk cruise missiles. Thus, now the Americans do not even have their cells fully filled with this ammunition, i.e., even the standard quantity is not 100% replenished, not to mention the reserves in case of war or a major conflict.

Over the past few days, the United States has fired about 100 more Tomahawks at Houthi targets in Yemen, i.e., an amount equivalent to annual production or 3-4% of all available such missiles has been used up and there is no talk of replenishing ammunition. In 2016, the United States already fired at Yemen, but, as it turned out, to no avail. This indicates that the United States on its own will not be able to support high-intensity military operations not only against Russia or China, but even against Iran or the DPRK. Washington still has about 3650 Tomahawk missiles at its disposal.

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Kiril

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16 January 2024 22: 22

According to the author’s reasoning, the remaining quantity is not enough? But how much is needed, for example for Iran?
AndretzAndrey

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16 January 2024 23: 15

Reminds me of Ukrainian and NATO counting our reserves. What is this for? Who will tell the truth and make it clear? )
Foe Pshekov

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17 January 2024 01: 33

What's the point of discussing information that is classified as a military secret? They can write any number in their reports. But in reality there can be 10 times more missiles... or 2 times less... If you are strong. show the enemy that you are weak, and vice versa. Therefore, we proceed from the fact that the enemy has at least 10 thousand of them, which means that the enemy must be hit in such a way that he dies immediately
twice-born

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17 January 2024 01: 51

They'll put more on it urgently!
And I think that all the tomahawk launchers on their ships and submarines are regularly filled, and even with a spare ammunition, as expected.
And these figures given in the article refer exclusively to replenishment of stocks!
And who will publicly disclose to you the amount of strategic reserves of anything?! Who will tell a military secret?! Disclosure please, but not a secret, don’t flatter yourself.
zuuukoo

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17 January 2024 03: 12

2015: Kyiv experts vying with each other to say that the DPR and LPR are too expensive for the Russian Federation and Putin is about to dump them.
2022: Kyiv is actively counting how many missiles remain in the Russian Federation.

2023: Russian experts vying with each other to say that Kyiv is too expensive for NATO and Biden is about to overthrow it.
2024: The Russian Federation is actively counting how many missiles remain in the United States.

We covered the path that took Kyiv 7 years in 1 year.
But somehow there is no reason for joy.
prior

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17 January 2024 10: 23

It makes sense to count the number of Tomahawks in the United States for countries that do not have nuclear weapons.
If even a tenth of this amount is launched and aimed at Russia, is this not a reason to launch a full-fledged nuclear strike on the United States?!
This means that the remaining number of Tomahawks is practically irrelevant.
A completely different calculation will begin there.
Flight

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17 January 2024 13: 57

What about their expiration dates? Are they not afraid that if the launch is “successful” they will dematerialize?
VladimirNET

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17 January 2024 16: 46

This indicates that the United States on its own will not be able to support high-intensity military operations not only against Russia or China, but even against Iran or the DPRK. Washington has about 3650 Tomahawk missiles left at its disposal.

If they launch (10 missiles per day), they will be able to fight for 365 + 12 = 377 days, and then they will be able to launch 1 missile every 3 days, out of “122 per year” produced.

We must not forget about other SIMILAR weapons, such as:
1) heavy drones (of which they have a huge number).
2) haimas (400 installations) - with extended range missiles
3) gliding bombs, from aircraft of which there are more
4) don’t forget about the EU - they also have similar missiles.
Kuramori Reika

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17 January 2024 18: 23

I don't think it's easy to produce them. If even one part cannot be mass produced, then you will end up with just a bunch of spare parts. And given their subsonic nature, only a small part has a chance to break through.
Yuri L

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17 January 2024 23: 37

In fact, the use of cruise missiles by one country against a crowd of lessons has shown that these missiles are of no use, unless, of course, they hit as they hit, i.e. for “military purposes” but actually for “milk”. More than 3000 missiles have already been spent in 2 years, but there is no point. The question is, what will their 4000 missiles be enough for the Americans in a conventional version?
1. bug120560
  
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  18 January 2024 15: 26
  
  In fact, the use of cruise missiles by one country against a crowd of lessons has shown that these missiles are of no use, unless, of course, they hit as they hit, i.e. for “military purposes” but actually for “milk”. More than 3000 missiles have already been spent in 2 years, but there is no point.
  
  “There is no sense” solely because of the chaotic and irregular “bulleting” at some “military targets”, while it is completely unclear who and how determines these targets for strikes. Over the past 2 years, we have already observed attacks on the air defense system, attacks on the energy system, and the complete destruction of aviation...
  But we need to regularly demolish everything and not allow the restoration of the railway and road structure on the western and southern borders of Ukraine, not forgetting the ports. And the massive flow of weapons stopped. You can't spread a lot of manure across the fields.
GN

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18 January 2024 21: 44

Rave! This is completely secret information about what we have and what they have! Don't turn into them "highly likely"! Lately all the propagandists have gone crazy. Everything is bad over the hill, Germany has no gas, we are Russia, the first economy in Europe, etc., etc.! I always want to ask (Soloviev, Skobaeva, Putin, Medvedev and the rest of the army) Do you yourself believe in this nonsense??? Yesterday the Prime Minister bluntly stated that by the year 30, Russia will build 600! PASSENGER AIRCRAFT!! Wow!! You cannot take Avdeevka for 2 years. Adults Small people sometimes experience complexes (Bonapartism)