Taiwan conducts first live-fire test of US-supplied HIMARS rocket system

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Taiwan's military has test-fired for the first time a new rocket system supplied by the United States in an apparent attempt to keep China in check.

The military conducted the live-fire drill of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, at its base in the southern county of Pingtung on Monday with media present.

The military said a total of 33 rockets were fired at targets 12 kilometers away. HIMARS is a rocket launching system installed on a military vehicle. It is said to combine mobility and precision. Taiwan received the first batch of 11 HIMARS last year, and will take delivery of the systems next year amid increasing military pressure from Beijing.

Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250513_14/

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