Following discussions on the eve of the NATO summit in Washington, the governments of the United States and Germany issued a joint statement on June 10, 2024, stating that from 2026 the United States will begin sporadic deployments in Germany of new American medium- and shorter-range Typhon (Strategic Mid-Range Fires (SMRF) System, with Standard missiles SM-6 and Tomahawk) and medium-range Dark Eagle (Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), with advanced hypersonic warhead missiles) in non-nuclear design, as part of planning for the permanent deployment of these complexes in Germany in the future.
The American advanced medium-range missile of the ground-based hypersonic missile system Dark Eagle (Long Range Hypersonic Weapon - LRHW) and the naval missile system Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) during the first successful test launch. Kauai (Hawaiian Islands), presumably 05/23/2024 (c) U.S. Department of Defense
The statement reads verbatim:
The United States will begin sporadic deployments of its Multi-Domain Task Force (Multi-Domain Task Force) long-range missile systems in Germany in 2026 as part of planning for the permanent deployment of these complexes in the future. Once fully developed, these long-range non-nuclear missile units will include the SM-6, Tomahawk and hypersonic weapons under development, which have a significantly longer range than current ground-based firepower in Europe. Exercises using these advanced capabilities will demonstrate the United States' commitment to NATO and its contribution to European integrated deterrence.
From the bmpd side, we point out that, as it is easy to understand, we are talking about the periodic (so far) deployment in Germany of new American medium- and shorter-range Typhon (Strategic Mid-Range Fires (SMRF) System, previously designated as Mid-Range Capability - MRC, with anti-aircraft and quasi-ballistic missiles Standard SM-6 and Tomahawk cruise missiles) and medium-range Dark Eagle (Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), with advanced hypersonic warhead missiles) in non-nuclear design.
Recall that of the five multi-domain Task Force (MDTF) multi-domain task forces planned to be formed by the US Army, the 2nd group (2nd MDTF) was planned to be deployed in Germany from the very beginning, which was announced back in April 2021. The control of the 2nd group was activated on September 16, 2021 at the Lucius D. Clay Barracks in Wiesbaden, while the main forces of the group, including missile systems, should be located in the United States at Fort Drum (New York State). Thus, the non-permanent nature of the deployment of 2nd MDTF missile systems in Germany was planned from the very beginning, however, apparently, as actually indicated in the new statement of the two governments, it is only a matter of time before the 2nd MDTF missile weapons are permanently based in Germany.
Each MDTF should include a battalion (division) of long-range destruction (Long-Range Fires Battalion), including a battery of HIMARS missile systems, a battery (or possibly two) of Typhon missile systems (SMRF) and a battery of Dark Eagle missile systems (LRHW). According to the plans, the delivery of the Dark Eagle battery (LRHW) to the 2nd group is scheduled for the 2026 fiscal year.
