WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army will temporarily store Typhon mid-range missile systems and High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, according to a Sept. 28, 2026, report from Stars and Stripes.
The deployment places the two advanced strike systems on the Japanese island, which hosts the bulk of U.S. forces in the region. The report did not specify the number of launchers or the exact duration of the temporary storage.
The Typhon system, which can fire Standard Missile-6 and Tomahawk cruise missiles, gives ground forces a land-based mid-range strike capability. The HIMARS is a wheeled artillery launcher capable of firing guided rockets and the Army Tactical Missile System.
Kadena Air Base is the largest U.S. air base in the Pacific and sits roughly 400 miles from mainland China, according to the report.
The report said the systems will be stored at Kadena on a temporary basis, but did not provide a specific timeline for when they would be removed or rotated.
Officials with U.S. Army Japan and U.S. Forces Japan did not respond to requests for comment from Stars and Stripes by press time.
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