The U.S. Army has sent a new missile system to Japan, one that can launch Tomahawks and SM-6 missiles from a truck. It’s called Typhon, and while this deployment is only for a training exercise, it marks a significant shift in how the Army wants to operate in the Indo-Pacific while also sending a message.

For decades, long-range strike capabilities have been dominated by the Navy and Air Force. Ships, submarines and bombers provided the reach while the Army provided ground forces. With Typhon, that’s changing.

The Typhon is also known as the Strategic Mid-Range Fires program. The system is designed to fire two proven Navy missiles: the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile and the Standard Missile-6. Each Typhon battery includes four trailer-mounted launchers, each with four vertical launch cells

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