The United States on Monday demonstrated its intermediate-range Typhon missile system in Japan for the first time. The development has upset China, as the United States has already deployed a Typhon in the Philippines. Besides this, Australia has also used the missile system.
The Typhon was deployed during a military drill named “Resolute Dragon 2025,” in which 20,000 US and Japanese soldiers participated.
According to Reuters, the Typhon missile system is capable of striking Tomahawk cruise missiles (1600 kilometers range) and SM-6 interceptors. It can target China’s eastern border and some parts of Russia.
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1/ The U.S. Army’s Typhon Missile System has been deployed to Japan for the first time.
Unveiled at Iwakuni base, Typhon can launch Tomahawk cruise missiles (range ~1,600 km) — enough to strike across the East China Sea and into parts of China.
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Colonel Wade Germann, Commander of the task force, said deploying different types of systems and munitions can create a state of dilemma for the opponents. He further stated that the swift deployment of the Typhon enables them to move forward in their process.
Both China and Russia have accused the United States of encouraging an arms race in the region.
While missiles proliferated at Chairman Xi Jinping’s grand parade through Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on September 3, there was plenty of other brand new military technology on display too to make eyes bulge and jaws drop.
Unmanned technology, for example, had a key presence amongst all the other People’s Liberation Army (PLA) weapons of war.
Before examining the unmanned technology, however, China unveiled a family of next-generation combat vehicles. Called the Type 100, this family currently comprises two vehicle variants, but more are possible.
Details are scant, but an official commentary said the Type 100 is “capable of executing operational missions such as long-range rapid deployment, seizure and suppression of operational objectives, tactical-depth assaults, urban offensive and defensive operations, and joint fire support guidance.”
