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Taiwan fires rockets in China's direction from a U.S.-supplied mobile launching system in drill
- Taiwan fired U.S.-supplied HIMARS from mobile "shoot-and-scoot" launchers in a live drill, showcasing rapid, mobile defenses.
- The rockets were reduced-range practice rounds that fell into the Taiwan Strait — the first time HIMARS were fired into those waters.
- A planned U.S. sale of 82 more HIMARS to Taiwan now appears to be on hold after President Trump’s recent meeting with Xi Jinping.
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