Mid-Range Capability (MRC). (US Army Photo)

U.S. Army Considers CAML-H Launcher as Replacement for Typhon Missile System

Our Bureau - : Aug 30, 2025 - : 5:37 pm

Washington announced the new autonomous CAML-H launcher could replace the controversial Typhon system launcher, a senior US army official said. Lt. Gen. Robert Rash of the U.S. Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office said in August 28 release that the...

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Washington announced the new autonomous CAML-H launcher could replace the controversial Typhon system launcher, a senior US army official said.

Lt. Gen. Robert Rash of the U.S. Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office said in August 28 release that the new autonomous CAML-H launcher could serve as a replacement for the Typhon system, originally developed as an interim solution for Mid-Range Capability (MRC) batteries.

The Typhon is a land-based, ground-launched system capable of firing the Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) and the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile with ranges of more than 240km (150 miles) and 2,500km (1,550 miles), respectively, distances that put the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait within

Each MRC battery consists of a command post and four Mk 70 Mod 1 launchers mounted on Oshkosh HEMTT tractors.

In April last year, the US Army deployed a Typhon launcher in the North as part of a joint training exercise. The launcher has remained in the country since then and the Philippines has announced plans to acquire a Typhon system of its own.With the risk of conflict in the Pacific, the ability to move weaponry quickly is seen as essential for the U.S. and any supporting coalition partners.

Although considered an effective solution developed rapidly, Typhon is now under review for potential miniaturisation of its Tomahawk and SM-6 launchers.

Analysts are also weighing alternatives, including the design of an entirely new launcher or adapting requirements in the Common Autonomous Multi Domain Launcher (CAML) programme.

The heavy CAML-H version on an M1075 PLS chassis is intended to carry Tomahawk launchers, already providing “half” of Typhon’s capabilities. It could also serve as a carrier for the MIM-104 Patriot system if the option to launch SM-6 missiles were added, though this presents technical challenges.

In parallel, the U.S. Army is interested in a smaller unmanned launcher dedicated solely to Tomahawks. One example is the Long Range Fires launcher for the U.S. Marine Corps, equipped with a single transport-launch container on a modified JLTV tactical vehicle chassis.

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