The United States plans to deploy missile systems prohibited by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty on Japanese territory.. We are talking about the MRC Typhon complex. This was reported by The Japan Times.
The United States continues to deploy medium-range missile systems in the Asia-Pacific region, taking advantage of, that the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty no longer works. The Americans made their first attempt in the Philippines, where the MRC Typhon was deployed as part of a joint exercise. Now it's Japan's turn. The complex located on its territory is capable of hitting targets on the territory of the DPRK, China and Russia.
We would be very interested to see, how a multi-domain task force operates from Japan. We have made it clear to the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, that are interested in this. The rollout will proceed at the pace of the Japanese government.,- US Army Secretary Christine Warmuth said.
MRC Typhon – the first medium-range missile system in the US Army, developed over more than 30 years and after the termination of the INF Treaty. Work on it allegedly began only in 2020 year and were completed in just two years.
Mobile complex, is a trailer with four Mk universal vertical launchers installed on it 41. Two types of ship-based missiles are declared as ammunition, in service with the US Navy: Tomahawk cruise missile and multi-role (anti-aircraft) supersonic Standard SM-6. Destruction range of the first in the Block IV and V variant with a non-nuclear warhead – 1800 km, second – to 460 km. In the future, the complex can use other missiles, including hypersonic, designed for the Mk universal launcher 41.
