The Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology plans to conduct a series of live-fire missile tests at a military base in Pingtung County this month, the Fisheries Agency said on Saturday.
The agency made the announcement in an aviation and nautical safety notice.
The missiles are expected to reach an altitude of 7,620m in the first three rounds of tests, the agency said.
The first round of testing is to be conducted at Jiupeng Military Base in Manjhou Township (滿州) from Wednesday to Aug. 18 during daytime, the agency said.
It warned aircraft and ships to avoid the waters off Taitung County during
No injuries were reported after a multiple rocket launch system malfunctioned during live-fire exercises in Pingtung County, the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday.
The incident happened during drills at Jiupeng Military Base in Manjhou Township (滿州) when a rocket inside a Ray-Ting 2000 (Thunderbolt-2000) multiple rocket launcher failed to launch for unknown reasons, the army said in a statement.
The rocket got stuck in the launch tube and burning propellant damaged the truck carrying the launcher, the army said.
An army task force and experts from the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology are investigating the cause of the malfunction, it