# Navy Scrambles To Ramp Up Tomahawk Production After Iran War Burns Through Arsenal

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/navy-scrambles-to-ramp-up-tomahawk-production-after-iran-war-burns-through-arsenal/
- Published: 2026-11-12T22:40:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T01:26:22+00:00
- Original publisher: The Daily Caller (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/12/navy-ramps-up-tomahawk-production
- Topics: Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- The Iran war used an estimated third of the US Tomahawk stockpile.
- A $22.9 billion contract aims to lift production above 1,000 missiles a year.
- China Lake is preparing to add warhead manufacturing capacity.

## Summary

The US Navy is expanding Tomahawk missile production after the Iran war used an estimated third of the country’s pre-war stockpile. The effort aims to rebuild long-range strike capacity and address concerns that low production rates could leave the US less prepared for a future conflict.

A seven-year, $22.9 billion contract awarded to Raytheon in August is intended to raise annual output above 1,000 missiles; the US bought an average of 86 a year over the previous decade. At China Lake, California, engineers have filled seven initial warheads for inspection, and a new mixer expected around June 2027 is designed to increase capacity. Tomahawks can strike targets about 1,000 miles away, while the Navy facility’s expansion follows reconstruction after earthquakes damaged explosives-processing buildings in 2019.

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