Among the missiles was the indigenously developed Sky Bow 3, designed to engage threats such as aircraft, cruise missiles and short-range ballistic missiles.
Taiwan's armed forces publicly showcased their missile capabilities on Tuesday at a sensitive test site in the south of the country as China continues to pile military pressure on the self-ruled island.The Taiwanese navy and air force conducted a live-fire precision missile drill, which was open to the media for the first time since 2012, in waters off the southeastern coast and at a base in Jiupeng in the southernmost county of Pingtung.
It views Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te and his Democratic Progressive Party, which is ruling Taiwan for an unprecedented third term, as 'separatists.'Besides firing surface-to-air missiles, local media claimed that the air force also test-launched an updated version of the Brave Wind II-E surface-to-surface land-attack cruise missile from Jiupeng on the same day but reporters were not permitted to attend the launch.The missile reportedly has a range of 745 miles.
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