Published on, Sept. 15 -- September 15, 2025 3:51 PM

The United States has unveiled its Typhon intermediate-range missile system in Japan for the first time, raising tensions in a region already bracing for growing military competition. Displayed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, the land-based launcher is capable of firing Tomahawk cruise missiles that can reach China's eastern coast or parts of Russia. The system will be used in the upcoming Resolute Dragon military drills, involving 20,000 U.S. and Japanese troops.

Colonel Wade Germann, who leads the task force operating Typhon, said the system's mobility and speed make it a flexible and strategic weapon. "It creates dilemmas for the enemy by using multiple systems and munitions,"...