US Army to begin delivering Typhon launchers armed with Tomahawk and SM-6 missiles in 2023

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The U.S. Army has released a graphic showing the various components it expects to be part of its first operational "Mid-Range Capability" battery, which will be able to employ ground-launched SM-6 and Tomahawk missiles. Most notably, it shows the unit will have four trailer-mounted, multipurpose launchers that are similar, if not identical, to one the Pentagon used to conduct a test of a land-based Tomahawk two years ago. A derivative of that same launcher, which is based on the U.S. Navy's Mk 41 Vertical Launch System design, was tested on an unmanned surface vessel earlier this year.

The Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) released the new information about the planned composition of its first Mid-Range Capability (MRC) unit during a presentation at the Association of the U.S. Army's annual conference in Washington, D.C., which opened on Monday and wraps up today. The service has also disclosed that the complete MRC weapon system is now named Typhon, an apparent reference to the deadly giant serpent from Greek mythology.

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