U.S. Marines to set up Tomahawk battalion by 2030

The U.S. Marines will set up a battalion tasked with launching land-based Tomahawk cruise missiles within one of its regiments by 2030, an official familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

The new artillery battalion will belong to the 11th Marine Regiment based in California, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. With the unit's creation, the U.S. military is unlikely to deploy such long-range missiles to Japan.