US Army long-range fires make a splash on the frontline with China

From Balabac in the southern Philippines to Hokkaido in northern Japan, U.S. Army soldiers have stepped up their training with new long-range weapons along the first island chain, working with allies in exercises that have grown larger and more complex over the past half-decade. Freed from Cold War-era constraints , the U.S. Army has been upgrading its existing missiles and rocket artillery and developing new, longer-range systems . Those investments are largely in response to the growing size and sophistication of China’s missile arsenal, which the U.S. military worries could deny its forces…