Posted on 10/15/2025 8:14:52 AM PDT by Mariner
United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said “firepower” is coming to Ukraine through European nations’ purchases of US weapons, but whether that includes American-made Tomahawk missiles is still not clear.
“Firepower, that’s what is coming,” said Hegseth, backing up comments from NATO chief Mark Rutte as the security alliance’s defense ministers gathered in Brussels. He added that “commitments” made by European nations would soon turn into “capabilities” for Ukraine.
The weapons purchases are being made under the new Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative, which has already seen $2 billion pledged for military equipment for Ukraine, with more expected to be committed by NATO nations on Wednesday.
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Just another BS story.
Nothing says Nobel peace prize like supporting a neo Nazi dictatorship, and ensuring the war can continue killing tens or hundreds of thousands more. But there’s money to be made!
Yay, another payment to a country we have no business in their business.
The goal is to get Ukrainians, and Europeans to believe it.
Remember, the goal is: "to the last Ukrainian"
Once political will in Germany, France or UK is broken, their puppets in Ukraine will begin to flee, the Ukraine government collapses, and the war is lost.
Tomahawks are basically far quieter, far more accurate V-1s.
They work well against terrorists with AK-47s, but the Russian Air Force would shoot them down easily.
Ukraine makes better flyers, but they are not quite as accurate as Tomahawks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FP-5_Flamingo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FP-1_(unmanned_aerial_vehicle)
Jam will be served tomorrow, but not today. And the chocolate rations have been increased from 100 grams to 80....
“They work well against terrorists with AK-47s, but the Russian Air Force would shoot them down easily.”
Absolute nonsense.
The Tomahawk is the most sophisticated and effective tactical missile in the world.
Nobody can stop even a small swarm of them, not even the US.
WIKI [Tomahawk]
Unit cost
$1.87 million (FY2017) (Block IV)
$2 million (FY2022) (Block V)
Export cost: $4 million (FY2023)
Specifications
Mass 2,900 lb (1,300 kg), 3,500 lb (1,600 kg) with booster
Length
18 ft 3 in (5.56 m) without booster;
20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) with booster
Diameter 20.4 in (0.52 m)
Wingspan 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Warhead
Nuclear: W80 warhead (yield 5 to 200 kilotonnes of TNT (21 to 837 TJ)) (retired)
Conventional: 1,000 pounds (450 kg) high explosive or submunition dispenser with BLU-97/B Combined Effects Bomb or PBXN
Detonation mechanism
FMU-148 since TLAM Block III, others for special applications
Engine Williams International F107-WR-402 turbofan
using TH-dimer fuel and a solid-fuel rocket booster
Operational range
Block II TLAM-N – 1,350 nmi (1,550 mi; 2,500 km)
Block III TLAM-C, Block IV TLAM-E – 900 nmi (1,000 mi; 1,700 km)
Block III TLAM-D – 700 nmi (810 mi; 1,300 km)
Block IV – 864 nmi (994 mi; 1,600 km)
Block Vb – >900 nmi (>1036 mi; >1666 km) (exact range is classified)
RGM/UGM-109B TASM – 250 miles, 460 km
Flight altitude 98–164 ft (30–50 m) AGL
Maximum speed Subsonic; ~Mach 0.74. about 570 mph (500 kn; 920 km/h)
Guidance system
GPS, INS, TERCOM, DSMAC, active radar homing (RGM/UGM-109B)
Launch platform
Mark 41 Vertical Launching System
Torpedo tubes
Surface ships
Submarines
TELs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomahawk_missile
Think of it as a more accurate, quieter and expensive V-1.
Tomahawks would be a “game changer” but for all the wrong reasons. The Trump administration knows that.
“Think of it as a more accurate, quieter and expensive V-1.”
You even pretended to learn about it.
Breathtaking ignorance.
Lol, the same Russians who aren't able to shoot down Ukraine's modified light airplane drones is going to "easily" shoot down ground hugging Tomahawks. Okay
“Tomahawks... the Russian Air Force would shoot them down easily.”
They can’t even shoot down the model plane drones that are hitting Russia’s refineries, most nights of the week.
Just last night (15 Oct), the Russian oil refinery complex Bashneft in Ufa — 1,400 km from the frontline was hit by Ukrainian drones (now burning).
The biggest oil depot in Crimea (in Feodosia) is still on fire (for the third day), after the Russian Air Force failed again to shoot down the much easier to hit Ukrainian propeller-driven drones.
The Russian Air Force only intercepts a minority of Ukrainian drones, and virtually none of the cruise missiles (e.g. Storm Shadows or SCALPs that have been fired).
Tomahawks are likely to have a near 100% hit rate for their targets.
There is no US payment to Ukraine. Other countries are buying the weapons for Ukraine from the US.
“Lol, the same Russians who aren’t able to shoot down Ukraine’s modified light airplane drones is going to “easily” shoot down ground hugging Tomahawks. Okay”
The Ukrainian drones are mainly plastic. They are not easily seen by radar.
As I said: better flyers.
“oil depot in Crimea”
The furthest points in Crimea are about 150 miles apart.
The fuel for army trucks can be stored in the trucks shortly after it arrives.
Fuel can be sent in by barrels, which is probably the way Patton and Rommel got it.
There is no government in YouCraynee.
Only a Dictator.
I am very disappointed with this. This is not making peace. The neocons are still running things apparently.
“oil refinery”
Only a small percentage of the citizens of the CCCP got around by car.
The snow is coming soon to most of Russia. The demand for gas is going to drop sharply.
I don't see how Tomahawks sub-sonic speed will fool Russian air-defenses for very long. But I'm not an expert, so if you say they are great, then so be it.
According to the interwebs, Uncle Sam produces about 50-75 tomahawks a year. 2026 DoD budget calls for 56 new ones.
So after the second or maybe, third, swarm, the swarm-party is over until 2027, unless we want to give Ukraine US Navy stocks.
Seems like quite a useless gesture, especially given the provocation cost.
“oil refinery”
The harvests are pretty much in.
In rural areas, cords of wood stand ready.
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