The Army plans to complete all Multidomain Task Force units by FY28, with Long-Range Capability and Long-Range Hypersonic batteries consolidated under a LRFB headquarters over the next five years.
The deployment comes after the US withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 2019.
The deployment is expected to strengthen the US presence in Europe and contribute to NATO's deterrence efforts against potential threats from Russia and other adversaries.
These capabilities will have significantly longer range than current land-based fires in Europe.
The US and Germany will deploy long-range fires units, including hypersonic missile systems, in Germany starting in 2026.
The United States and Germany announced plans to deploy long-range fires units, including undeveloped hypersonic missile systems, in Germany starting in 2026. These capabilities will have significantly longer range than current land-based fires in Europe.
According to a joint statement from both the U.S. and German governments released during the NATO Summit in Washington, D.C., these advanced capabilities will demonstrate the United States' commitment to NATO and its contributions to European integrated deterrence.
The long-range fires units will include SM-6 and Tomahawk missiles, as well as developmental hypersonic weapons. The Army plans to complete all Multidomain Task Force (MDTF) units by FY28, with Long-Range Capability and Long-Range Hypersonic batteries consolidated under a LRFB headquarters over the next five years.
The U.S.'s decision to deploy these capabilities comes after it withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 2019, allowing it to develop and field ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges between 500 kilometers and 5,500 kilometers.
The Army's hypersonic weapon capability has been delayed significantly due to testing troubles. The deployment of these new capabilities in Germany is expected to strengthen the U.S.'s presence in Europe and contribute to NATO's deterrence efforts against potential threats from Russia and other adversaries.
NATO pledged to provide Ukraine with additional €40 billion in military aid within the next year.
Poland’s National Security Bureau head Jacek Siewiera suggested a new NATO facility in Bydgoszcz could be used to train ‘millions’ of Ukrainians living abroad.
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The US and Germany announced the movement of strategic weapons into Europe in 2026.
Undeveloped hypersonic missile systems will be deployed.
The US will deploy Standard Missile-6, Tomahawk cruise missiles, and hypersonic weapons in Germany.
New capabilities will have significantly longer range than current land-based fires in Europe.
Long-range fires capabilities will include SM-6 and Tomahawk missiles, and developmental hypersonic weapons.
Units will be resident in the US Army’s Multidomain Task Force already headquartered in Germany.
Army plans to complete all MDTF units by FY28.
Long-Range Capability and Long-Range Hypersonic batteries will be consolidated under a LRFB headquarters over the next five years.
The US and Germany announced the movement of strategic weapons into Europe in 2026.
Undeveloped hypersonic missile systems will be deployed.
These weapons have significantly longer range than current land-based fires in Europe.
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The White House said that in 2026, it will begin “episodic deployments” of the surface-to-air missile Standard Missile-6, Tomahawk cruise missiles and hypersonic weapons in Germany . . .
Russia has also deployed a true hypersonic weapon in Ukraine.
Russia has moved tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus.
The US Army can begin deploying new, longer-range munitions to Germany in 2026 under a new agreement between the two nations.
These conventional long-range fires units will have significantly longer range than current land-based fires in Europe.
Washington withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 2019, allowing it to develop and field ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges between 500 kilometers and 5,500 kilometers.
Three new Army weapons could be bound for Germany in 2026: Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), a future Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), and A Mid-Range Capability known as Typhon.