Taiwan Fires HIMARS in Strait Drill

Taiwan’s military unleashed a dramatic live-fire drill using U.S.-supplied HIMARS rockets fired into the Taiwan Strait — the first time these systems were deployed in that direction — showcasing a high-speed “shoot-and-scoot” strategy designed to deter a Chinese invasion. With practice rockets that landed short in the water, the exercise highlighted Taiwan’s asymmetric defense approach, leveraging mobile, hard-to-target weapons like HIMARS that can deploy, strike, and vanish in under three minutes. The drill also featured 155mm howitzers, simulating a full-scale invasion response. Meanwhile, U.S. arms sales to Taiwan remain uncertain, with a planned shipment of 82 additional HIMARS systems reportedly paused — underscoring the fragile, high-stakes balance in the region. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a7464bdd5238f9d4