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The Great Debate: Could HIMARS Launchers Doom Taiwan?

Taiwan has invested billions of dollars in HIMARS launchers for use against Chinese warships—but the systems have clear limitations in Taiwan’s enclosed terrain.
Ukraine is creating a multifunctional missile system inspired by US-made HIMARS MLRS to enhance self-reliance and incorporate battlefield insights.
The HIMARS multiple rocket launcher is one of the world’s most demanded military platforms, due in large part to its tremendous battlefield success in Ukraine. Defense giant Lockheed Martin announced ...
Tactical missiles are relied upon by military forces around the world, and the U.S. Army's Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) passed a series of important tests in late September 2025. Four of the ...
A Himars launcher with ATACMS missiles. Credit: Pictorial Press Ltd./Alamy SINGAPORE—The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of $11.1 billion in military equipment to Taiwan, ranging ...
Australia is a key U.S. ally and part of Washington’s island chain strategy, which the Pentagon sees as critical to containing China’s military in the event of an Asia-Pacific conflict. It had only ...