Typhon launch of Tomahawk missile is ‘worst provocation’ by the US against China

Beijing has opposed the Typhon deployment since the Lockheed Martin system arrived at its Luzon base in the Philippines two years in the past, claiming it has destabilized regional safety.

The ground-based vertical launch system can hearth Tomahawk and SM-6 missiles, with ranges between 500km and a couple of,000km (311-1,240 miles), probably placing China inside attain of Luzon.

After the Typhon was deployed to the Philippines in 2024, troops practiced shifting it round in the tropical surroundings however didn’t conduct any live-fire assessments.

According to Song Zhongping, a army analyst and former teacher with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Tomahawk was fired from Luzon Island and flew northbound, clearly aiming at the Taiwan Strait.