Taiwan fires HIMARS rockets into the Taiwan Strait during military drills simulating a response to a Chinese invasion.
On June 10, 2026, Taiwan's military fired rockets from U.S.-supplied HIMARS mobile launchers into the Taiwan Strait during west coast drills, marking the first time the system's rockets were fired into those waters. The exercise, which also included 155 mm howitzers, simulated a response to a Chinese invasion and demonstrated rapid shoot-and-scoot tactics, with vehicles launching rockets within three minutes of a firing order. A planned U.S. sale of 82 additional HIMARS systems to Taiwan appears to have been put on hold following a Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing.
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