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Taiwan Fires HIMARS, Showcasing 190-Mile Shoot-and-Scoot Capability

6/11/2026

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Taiwan's military conducted a live-fire drill with a mobile HIMARS system in Taichung on Wednesday.
The drill demonstrated the system's “shoot-and-scoot” capability, allowing rapid fire and relocation to evade enemy radar.
HIMARS can strike targets up to 190 miles away, reaching coastal sites in China’s Fujian province across the Taiwan Strait.
The exercise followed the firing of domestically developed Thunderbolt-2000 launchers on Tuesday.

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Taiwan's military conducted a live-fire drill with a mobile HIMARS system in Taichung on Wednesday.
The drill demonstrated the system's “shoot-and-scoot” capability, allowing rapid fire and relocation to evade enemy radar.
HIMARS can strike targets up to 190 miles away, reaching coastal sites in China’s Fujian province across the Taiwan Strait.
The exercise followed the firing of domestically developed Thunderbolt-2000 launchers on Tuesday.