{
  "id": 1497472,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T14:30:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/pentagon-inks-tomahawk-deal-amid-reports-missile-shortfall"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Pentagon has signed a $22.9 billion contract with Raytheon for Tomahawk missiles. The deal aims to accelerate deliveries \"at unprecedented speed\" to meet current operational demands, according to Acting US Navy Secretary Hung Cao.\n\nThe contract comes amid reports of a missile shortfall due to the war with Iran. According to Middle East Eye, a recent analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimated that US stocks of certain interceptors have been cut by roughly half or more since the conflict began in late February.\n\nTomahawk missiles are launched mainly from submarines and warships and have a range of more than 1,600km, according to Middle East Eye. The Department is utilizing every available tool to meet the demands of current operations, Cao said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-17T14:17:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}