Taiwan's military used the US-made HIMARS rocket system in a live-fire drill targeting a simulated Chinese invasion force, according to the Disclose.tv the source. The exercise marks the first combat use of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System by Taiwan, which was designed to strike an amphibious landing fleet approaching the island.
The Taiwanese military activated the American-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) for the first time in a live-fire exercise against a simulated Chinese invasion force, according to reports circulating on the Disclose.tv platform. The drill simulated an attack on an invading Chinese force approaching the island. Taiwan's previous large-scale live-fire drills have involved the domestically produced Thunderbolt-2000 rocket system, which was activated earlier this week in a coastal defense exercise. The introduction of the longer-range, GPS-guided HIMARS represents a qualitative upgrade to Taiwan's ability to strike landing forces at greater distance. No details are yet available on the number of rockets fired, launch locations, or whether the exercise involved coordination with US forces stationed in the region. The exercise comes amid heightened cross-strait tensions following weeks of Chinese military maneuvers around the island and the ongoing US-Iran military confrontation in the Gulf.
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