Main image: A Mid-Range Capability, or Typhon, launcher with the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force arrives in the Philippines on April 8, in the capability’s first deployment to the Indo-Pacific region. | U.S. ARMY
The United States plans to deploy Typhon ground-based medium-range missile systems in Japan, as announced by US Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth. These systems, previously banned under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between Moscow and Washington, will enable the US to strike China, Russia, and North Korea if necessary.
Wormuth highlighted that she had discussed with Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara the potential participation of American Multi Domain Task Force (MDTF) units in exercises on Japanese territory. She emphasized that any deployment would occur in accordance with the Japanese government's pace, according to The Japan Times.
Typhon systems, also known as Mid-Range Capability (MRC) systems, will mark the second instance of their deployment in Asia, following their use in the Philippines during the US-Philippine Salaknib 2024 exercises. The systems have not returned to the US and remain stationed on Luzon Island.
In July, it was announced that the US would begin deploying long-range missiles in Germany in 2026. This move aims to bolster Europe's deterrence capabilities in response to Russia's aggressive actions and threats of nuclear weapons. Russia has also significantly increased its arsenal of long-range conventional weapons, including deploying numerous long-range missiles in Kaliningrad.
US units in Germany will be equipped with Tomahawk missiles with a range of up to 2,500 kilometers, SM-6 missiles, and new hypersonic weapons, surpassing existing European capabilities.
Previously, the US delivered modular Mk70 missile systems, similar to Typhon, to Denmark's Bornholm Island for military exercises.
