TOKYO -- The US military will deploy its Typhon mid-range missile launcher and High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) to southwestern Japan next month for joint exercises with the Self-Defense Forces, local media reported, after the previous deployment drew strong local opposition.

The HIMARS system has seen action with US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan

TOKYO -- The US military will deploy its Typhon mid-range missile launcher and High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) to southwestern Japan next month for joint exercises…

After the joint exercises, the systems will move to a US military base in Japan for storage.

China said it firmly opposes the United States' deployment of intermediate-range missile systems in Asian countries on Friday, following reports that the US military plans to…

The ground-based strike capability is designed to launch mid-and short-range missiles