Taiwan fires battle-tested rockets in anti-invasion drill
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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World News Taiwan fires battle-tested rockets in anti-invasion drill By Reuters Published June 10, 2026, 11:35 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google TAICHUNG, Taiwan – 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. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control, and its warplanes and warships operate almost daily around the island.
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