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Taiwan Army Establishes HIMARS Rocket Battery

The defense minister said the U.S.-supplied rocket system boosts the island’s strike capabilities.
Taiwan Army Establishes HIMARS Rocket Battery
The Taiwanese military conducts its first High Mobility Artillery Rocket System live-fire test launch at the Jiupeng base in Pingtung on May 12, 2025. I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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The Taiwanese military has established a new battery equipped with a new U.S.-supplied rocket system, boosting the island’s self-defense capability in the face of China’s military threat.

Wellington Koo, Taiwan’s defense minister, presided over the battery’s formation ceremony in central Taiwan’s Taichung city on July 4. The battery, equipped with Lockheed Martin’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), is part of the Army’s 58th Artillery Command. It’s Taiwan’s first HIMARS battery.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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