Germany is in active talks to buy long-range cruise missiles from Covenant Technologies, a two-year-old Israeli-American defense startup, as the US burns through its Tomahawk stockpile in the Iran conflict.
The German defense ministry has formally sought proposals from Covenant for its Anthem missile system, which is set for live-fire testing in Israel during the third week of June 2026. German officials have been invited to watch the demonstration firsthand.
Why Germany is shopping for missiles outside the US
The US deployed roughly 850 Tomahawk missiles during the early weeks of the Iran conflict. That wiped out about 25% of America’s total Tomahawk inventory in one go.
Replenishing that stockpile is now Washington’s priority, not arming European allies. Plans for American Tomahawk deployments in Europe have been put on pause, leaving Berlin in a strategic lurch.
