Tomahawk: You Know the Missile’s Name, Now Meet Its Maker

As a defense guy, I talk about RTX Corp. (NYSE: RTX) a lot… 

And when I do, I usually tell people that if you can name a missile, RTX makes it.

The Stinger, Sidewinder, Patriot, and Javelin all spring from RTX’s arsenal. 

But lately, it’s the Tomahawk that’s been getting headlines. 

The Tomahawk is a cruise missile, which means it flies low and straight. It doesn’t shoot up in an arc and then come down on its target. It takes the more direct path. 

These missiles have a range of about 1,500 miles, which is roughly the distance between New York City and Dallas. 

And they’re smart. 

They have a camera, a GPS, and an operator can change the missile’s target or redirect it mid-flight. 

That’s troubling news for anyone on the business end, because they also carry 1,000 pounds of explosives. That’s enough to produce a 20-foot-wide crater.

It’s no surprise then, that Ukraine wants them. 

They’d be a huge improvement on the embattled country’s current munitions, which include the British Storm Shadow missile and the U.S. Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). These missiles have a range of just 150–200 miles, or one-tenth the range of the Tomahawk. 

They'd give Ukraine the ability to strike deep inside Russia — including Moscow. That'd be absolutely devastating for Russia, because Ukraine is already having success targeting Russia's oil and gas refineries with short-range drones.

Tomahawks could absolutely obliterate Russia's energy assets.

And to be honest, Ukraine should already have them. They should have gotten them three years ago as soon as this war started. It might be over by now if they had. 

But unfortunately for Ukraine, Europe, and truly the entire Western world, Joe Biden let Vladimir Putin roll him. 

For the first few years of the war, Biden waffled and wavered. 

Generally speaking, he gave Ukraine military assistance with the caveat that they couldn’t attack inside Russia. They could only use our weapons to defend their homeland. 

Biden also repeatedly withheld weapons and platforms like the M1 Abrams tank and F-16 fighter jet before ultimately acquiescing and sending them anyway. 

Those delays cost lives.

These were a stupid, half-assed measures. They were consistent with a goal of fighting not to lose, as opposed to fighting to win the war.  

Donald Trump is different. He can be moody and fickle, but when he’s in, he’s ALL-IN.

Russia is about to learn that the hard way. 

Traditionally, Trump has been sympathetic and even friendly toward Vladimir Putin. Almost inexplicably so at times, considering Putin is a war criminal hell-bent on destroying the United States and rebuilding the USSR. 

But that’s really changed these past few months. 

The Nobel Prize aspirant wants this war to end. 

He’s coming off a big win, having settled the conflict between Israel and Hamas — a truly monumental political victory. But that’s also left the Ukraine-Russia issue as the last major global conflict to resolve.

Trump made some big promises about ending it on the campaign trail and the fact that it’s still ongoing is a needling embarrassment.

When he first took office, Trump clearly thought Ukraine was to blame. He halted aid to the country, and, in a cringe-worthy spectacle, berated Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office along with J.D. Vance.

But as time went on, he came to realize that it was his buddy Putin that’d been playing him. And now he’s pretty pissed about it. 

His turn away from Russia and toward Ukraine was cemented a few weeks ago when he suggested NATO start shooting down Russian jets.

Now the Tomahawk is on the table. 

And you know what that means?

Another big score for RTX.

Like I said, all of those missiles I mentioned up top — Stingers, Patriots, and Javelins — have already been dispatched to Ukraine. 

That’s drawn down U.S. stockpiles, which now need to be backfilled. 

And if Tomahawks are being sent to Ukraine, they’ll need to be backfilled as well. 

I’ll tell you something else…

The Golden Dome — Donald Trump’s massive, hallmark mainland defense initiative — is going to need missiles too. 

And what better company to provide them than RTX — the company that supplies Israel’s Iron Dome with its Sky Hunter missiles. 

RTX also makes those Patriot missiles, which defend the United States and 19 allied countries — including Ukraine — from airborne threats. 

This is why I’ve been recommending RTX for the past decade. 

Even when its stock slumped below $70 per share back in 2023, I called it the best bargain buy in the defense sector.

It’s more than doubled in value since then, and it’s up 36% this year. 

More good things lie ahead for the preeminent global missile supplier. 

Trust me.

And I’ve got something else for you, too.

I’ve found a much smaller company that is going to be another key partner in the Golden Dome project. 

Its AI-powered edge computing and advanced signal intelligence can track and neutralize inbound threats — even hypersonic missiles — before they strike. 

It’s up 87% this year and there are still more gains to come. 

You can get all the details on that here.