{
  "id": 1497453,
  "title": "Pentagon signs multibillion-dollar Tomahawk deal amid missile shortage concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/pentagon-signs-multibillion-dollar-tomahawk-deal-amid-missile",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T14:17:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/pentagon-signs-multibillion-dollar-tomahawk-deal-amid-missile-shortage"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pentagon signs multibillion-dollar Tomahawk deal amid missile shortage concerns The Pentagon announced a $22.9bn contract with Raytheon on Monday to accelerate deliveries of Tomahawk missiles, amid reports that US missile stocks have been strained by the war with Iran. Acting US Navy Secretary Hung Cao said the deal would speed up deliveries “at unprecedented speed” to meet current operational…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Pentagon inks Tomahawk deal amid reports of missile shortfall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/pentagon-inks-tomahawk-deal-amid-reports-of-missile-shortfall",
        "published": "2026-08-17T14:30:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}