US Army soldiers trained for long-range strikes in Europe test-fired a Pacific-proven missile system for the first time in California

Typhon, or Mid-Range Capability, is a newly operational and versatile missile system.

US Army photo by Staff Sgt.

Brandon Rickert US Army troops assigned to a European command fired the new Typhon missile system for the first time in a recent California test.

The mobile system can launch Tomahawk cruise missiles and SM-6 missiles.

The Army has already deployed Typhon to the Pacific, where it has drawn China's ire.

Soldiers from the US Army's Multi-Domain Command in Europe have fired the Typhon missile system for the first time, a step toward potentially bringing a new long-range strike capability to the European theater.

The mobile, ground-based Typhon system , which is also known as the Army's Mid-Range Capability, can fire Tomahawk cruise missiles and Standard Missile-6s , giving the service options for striking targets at greater distances.

The weapon has already been deployed in the Indo-Pacific, where its presence has frustrated China.

The US and allies have tested the weapon in exercises preparing for a Pacific fight.

On Thursday, Multi-Domain Command - Europe announced its first live-fire of a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile from the newly fielded Typhon system.

The test occurred at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California last month.

It marks the third time Typhon has been fired in the continental US.

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, a long-range precision fires unit within Multi-Domain Command - Europe, carried out the testing.

This unit operates one of the Army's four Typhon batteries, and troops went through five weeks of training to learn how to operate and maintain the system.