Taiwan's military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to "shoot-and-scoot" by avoiding counter strikes.
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Taiwan's military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to "shoot-and-scoot" by avoiding counter strikes.
The drill on Wednesday marked the first time the U.S.-supplied HIMARS system has been fired into the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan's military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to "shoot-and-scoot" by avoiding counter strikes.
NPR reported the story as "Taiwan drills with U.S. rocket system, firing in China's direction." New York Post reported the story as "Taiwan fires battle-tested rockets in anti-invasion drill."
2 sources have covered this story, including New York Post and NPR. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.
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