US
Colonel Michael RoseCommander of the Multi-Domain Task Force of the US Army. It is very likely that this battery comes from the joint Lewis-Mcchord base in the state of Washington, becoming the second missile system of this type operated by the army in the area.
Photo: Dmitry Plotnikov Pravda.ru Neuroset
PRSM missile
The United States deployed its first mailcamcar to the Philippines in 2024 Duration of the Salaknib joint military exercises, where the first domain task force transported the system 8,000 miles (12,874 km) using a military transport C-17. Since then, the system has remained on the island of Luzón.
Developed by Lockheed Martin, the Typhon system presents a vertical launch platform based on the MK-41 pitcher and uses standard missile missiles 6 (SM-6) and Tomahawk manufactured by Raytheon. These missiles can achieve the objectives in ranges between 500 and 2,000 kilometers. A full Typhoon battery includes a command and control center, four launchers and support vehicles such as transportation trucks and towed generators.
Typhon shows the US army capacity to quickly display advanced missile systems to support regional allies as the Philippines. The mobility of the system, including air implementation through C-17 aircraft directly from the United States, makes it a flexible asset in Indo-Pacific operations.
The long -range system exceeds the limitations of the Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) of intermediate range now disappeared. In 2019, then President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the treaty, racing the way for the development of middle -rank launches such as Typhon for the United States Army.
The deployment of batteries Typhoon underlines the active role of the US army in the configuration of regional dynamics, partly with respect to China. The system plays a critical strategic role in the United States efforts to establish a network or missile deterrence throughout the Indo-Pacific, with the aim of counteracting the growing Chinese influence.
Detailed
Typhoon It was a missile system developed by the United States Navy at the end of the 1950s, aimed at serving as an integrated air defense system for the marine fleets. Which consists of SAM-N-8 TYPHON LRlater designated RIM-50Aand the SAM-N-9 TYPHON MRlater RIM-55ATogether with the AN/SPG-59 radar system, the cost of the Typhon system led to the cancellation in favor of the standard missile program.
>
