The US Army test-fired a Tomahawk cruise missile from the Typhon Weapon System ground launcher
Last year, the US Army received the first battery of ground launchers for Tomahawk missiles. The weapon is called the Typhon Weapon System or simply Typhoon. According to the DVIDS, on June 27, a ground launcher for Tomahawk missiles was tested.
What is known
Last week, the US Army successfully launched a Tomahawk cruise missile from a ground launcher. The United States wants to achieve “some level of real combat capability” by the end of fiscal year (FY) 2023, which ends on September 30.
The Typhon Weapon System battery consists of four launchers and a command post. All this is mounted on wheeled chassis. The launchers are based on the Mk 41 vertical launch system.
Typhon was developed by Lockheed Martin as part of the Mid-Range Capability (MRC) program. The system can launch not only Tomahawk cruise missiles but also Standard Missile 6 (SM-6). This is the Block IB version, which will be able to reach hypersonic speeds. Each launcher can strike with four missiles.
The US Army intends to receive four Typhon systems under the MRC project. They will occupy a free niche between the 300/500 km range ATACMS/PrSM tactical ballistic missiles and hypersonic weapons.
