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US to send powerful missile systems to Japan for drills amid China tensions

South China Morning Post · · 190 words · By Kyodo
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“US to send Typhon, Himars missile systems to Japan for drills amid China tensions”
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Multiple web search results confirm the deployment of the Typhon missile system to Japan for drills, noting the tension with China and Russia.
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web search NEUTRAL — The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System is a light multiple rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the United States Army and mounted on a standard U.S. Army Family of Medium Tactical …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M142_HIMARS
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web search NEUTRAL — During the exercise, the US military asked Japan to attack a PLA amphibious assault fleet navigating the Taiwan Strait using its fighter jets to launch anti-ship missiles. There was an internal debate…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-japan-military-exerci…
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web search NEUTRAL — The missile system would have been banned under the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a treaty with Russia that the US withdrew from in 2019. According to Stars and Stripes, the Typhon is bein…
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-deploy-controversi…
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“After the joint exercises, the systems will move to a US military base in Japan for storage”
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While the deployment for exercises is confirmed, the provided evidence does not explicitly mention the specific post-exercise plan to move the systems to a US base for storage.
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web search NEUTRAL — The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System is a light multiple rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the United States Army and mounted on a standard U.S. Army Family of Medium Tactical …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M142_HIMARS
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web search NEUTRAL — Follow US.The United States and Japan have opened a two week military exercise that places some of Washington’s newest land based missiles on Japanese soil, a move that Beijing has condemned as a thre…
https://asiadaily.org/news/7574/
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web search NEUTRAL — With Manila’s approval, systems such as HIMARS, Typhon, and NMESIS should be permanently deployed throughout the Philippines.We're here at Subic Bay, once home to the largest US naval base in Asia. Do…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ryanclaffey_balikatan-indopac…
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“The systems will be deployed to the Maritime Self-Defence Force’s Kanoya Airbase in Kagoshima prefecture during the Valiant Shield and Orient Shield joint exercises between June and September”
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The evidence mentions Valiant Shield and the general deployment to Japan, but does not specifically confirm the Kanoya Airbase in Kagoshima as the location for these specific systems during the June-September window.
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web search NEUTRAL — HIMARS was then developed as a private venture by Loral Vought Systems, later Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, to meet this requirement. The system first appeared publicly in 1993.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M142_HIMARS
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web search NEUTRAL — US Navy Photo. The Japan Self-Defense Forces will participate for the first time in the U.S. military’s Valiant Shield exercise, with part of the exercise taking place in Japan, said Japanese Defense …
https://news.usni.org/2024/05/24/japan-to-join-u-s-in-valian…
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web search NEUTRAL — With Manila’s approval, systems such as HIMARS, Typhon, and NMESIS should be permanently deployed throughout the Philippines.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ryanclaffey_balikatan-indopac…
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“The Typhon launcher is capable of firing Tomahawk cruise missiles with a range of about 1,600km (994 miles), as well as SM-6 interceptor missiles with a range exceeding 300km.”
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Wikipedia and multiple web search results confirm the Typhon launcher's capability to fire Tomahawk cruise missiles (~1,600km) and SM-6 missiles.
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web search NEUTRAL — Typhon missile launcher. The United States Army has successfully launched a Tomahawk from the Typhon missile launcher.[61]. Latest launcher is the Extreme Multi-Mission Autonomous Vehicle (X-MAV) buil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomahawk_missile
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web search NEUTRAL — 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. This marks a major… pic.twitter.com/wUFMt7j…
https://www.twz.com/land/army-deploys-typhon-missile-system-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Typhon launcher, capable of firing Tomahawk cruise missiles with a range of 1,600 kilometers and SM-6 missiles, was deployed to the Indo-Pacific region for the first time in April for joint milita…
https://www.armyrecognition.com/archives/archives-land-defen…
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“The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or Himars, can carry up to six rockets or one Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, with a range of about 300km.”
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Wikipedia and multiple technical descriptions confirm that HIMARS can carry six GMLRS rockets or one ATACMS missile with a range of approximately 300km.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) is a series of 610 mm surface-to-surface missile (SSM) with a range of up to 300 km (190 mi).[102] Each rocket pod contains one ATACMS missile. As of 2022[upd…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M142_HIMARS
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web search NEUTRAL — The HIMARS system, produced by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, is a truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher that can carry one pod containing six GMLRS rockets or one ATACMS missile. (Pictur…
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/six-new-…
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web search NEUTRAL — It has a range of up to 300 kilometres and carries six GMLRS rockets, two Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) or one ATACMS missile. The US has previously sent the system to Ukraine, with it also being u…
https://www.forcesnews.com/technology/weapons-and-kit/take-t…
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“No live-fire drills are planned, according to the Japanese defence ministry.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of language learning resources and is completely irrelevant to the military claim. No evidence was found regarding the Japanese defense ministry's statement on live-fire drills.
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web search NEUTRAL — Japanese (日本語, Nihongo; [ɲihoŋɡo] ⓘ) is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country wh…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language
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web search NEUTRAL — Japan's public broadcaster, NHK, offers this fun and reliable Japanese language course to beginners. Download MP3 audio and PDF text lessons for free, and learn phrases you'll use right away.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/lesson/en/
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web search NEUTRAL — Our free, fun, and effective course helps you learn Japanese with quick, science-based lessons personalized to you.
https://www.duolingo.com/course/ja/en/Learn-Japanese
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“The Typhon system was deployed in Japan for the first time last September during large-scale bilateral exercises at the US Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi prefecture, western Japan”
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Multiple sources confirm the Typhon system was deployed to Japan for the first time at the US Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi prefecture.
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web search NEUTRAL — Typhon, also commonly referred to as the "Strategic Mid-range Fires System", is a United States Army transporter erector launcher for Standard SM-6 and Tomahawk missiles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhon_missile_system
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web search NEUTRAL — The US Army announced on Friday that it will be deploying the controversial Typhon missile system to Japan for drills in September, a move strongly condemned by Russia and China. The Typhon, also know…
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-deploy-controversi…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US military has deployed a new mid-range missile system in Japan in a step that may bolster deterrence. The Typhon system was unveiled to the media Monday at the US Marine Corps' Air Station Iwaku…
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250915_11/
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