Military practices repelling Chinese sea assaultBy Yi-Chin Lee and Ann Wang / Reuters, KAOHSIUNGThe military today simulated repelling a Chinese sea assault, integrating shore-launched missiles and drones with fast patrol boats to stop an attempted invasion. A soldier operates a domestically made attack drone during a military exercise in Kaohsiung today. Taiwanese attack drones and fast, missile-armed patrol boats are then pressed into action. Earlier this week, the military showed how its US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) would be used to hit the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait should Chinese forces seize them first and use them as a base to launch strikes on Taiwan proper. The Lockheed Martin HIMARS, one of Taiwan's newest and most precise strike weapons, has been used extensively by Ukraine against Russian forces.

Source: Taipei Times January 29, 2026 09:51 UTC