# Typhon systems to be stored at US Kadena base after Japan drills, Defense Ministry says

https://mins.news/en/item/74917

- TASS, 2026-09-26 03:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2193203

> Japan’s Defense Ministry says Typhon missile systems used at Kanoya Air Field during exercises in June and September will be moved by C-17 aircraft to the US Kadena base in Okinawa for storage by mid-October. The US says this is not a permanent deployment in Japan. Russia has demanded their withdrawal, calling the drills a threat to its regional interests and security.

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