U.S. to deploy new, shorter-range missile system for Japan drill

Former Pentagon official Dan Caldwell said NMESIS was more fitting for the theater. The Typhon can only be carried around in large military transport aircraft like the C-17 and is not maneuverable, he said.

“The NMESIS system is designed to be moved around easily and that type of system is much more advantageous to a fight in the Pacific than a Typhon system,” Caldwell said.

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