Typhon missile launcher

This article is about the US Army's present-day mid-range missile launcher. Not to be confused with the TYPHON radar and air defense system from the 1960's.
Typhon Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile system
TypeTransporter erector launcher
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service2023–present
Used byUS Army
Specifications
EngineHEMTT

The Mid-Range Capability (MRC), or Typhon, is a US Army transporter erector launcher for Standard SM-6 and Tomahawk missiles.[1][2][3] It was originally developed as the Strategic Mid-range Fires System (SMRF), formerly known as the Midrange Capabilities System (MCS).[4]

  1. ^ Roque, Ashley (2023-11-18). "Army's new Typhon strike weapon headed to Indo-Pacific in 2024". Breaking Defense. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  2. ^ "Army successfully fires Tomahawk missiles from MRC system". www.army.mil. 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  3. ^ Schulenburg, Rupert (5 April 2024). "US ground-based conventionally armed missile programmes stretch their wings". International Institute for Strategic Studies.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12135