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The Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology is to test-fire some of its missile systems from a military base in the south later this month, it said in a notice issued on Wednesday last week.
The tests are to be conducted on March 28 and 29 at the Jioupeng military base in Pingtung County, the institute said, but declined to provide further details.
The institute did not specify what type of missiles would be tested, but it warned aircraft and ships of a danger zone radius of up to 17 nautical miles (31.5km) and an “unlimited” maximum projectile altitude.
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Taiwan s army conducts live-fire drill to test combat readiness
07/17/2021 01:48 PM
A RT2000 multiple launch rocket system. Photo courtesy of the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology
Taipei, July 17 (CNA) Taiwan s Army has recently carried out a live-fire artillery drill at a training ground in Pingtung County to demonstrate the combat readiness and firepower of the armed forces.
During the exercises, armored vehicles fired rounds of live ammunition in a simulated response to an enemy invasion at the Jioupeng Military Base in Pingtung.
A Facebook video posted this week by the Army Command Headquarters showed soldiers hitting their target drones using the American-made surface-to-air Dual Mounted Stinger missiles.
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