German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the Bundestag that Berlin agreed to buy U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles and station them on German soil, with the deal sealed on the sidelines of the July 7-8 NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Reuters reported on July 9. Washington signed a letter of intent on July 7 committing to approve the sale of the missiles and their ground-based Typhon launchers in August, though quantities remain classified, and Merz gave no delivery timeline.