Taiwan to procure 28 more HIMARS systems from US

Taiwan plans to purchase 28 additional sets of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) launchers from the United States, the Taipei Times quoted sources as saying, Report informs.

Taipei previously procured 29 HIMARS from Washington and received the first 11 sets in 2024. Once the planned purchases are completed, Taiwan would have 57 sets of HIMARS, the newspaper reported.

Also, the island’s Ministry of National Defense is weighing buying nine additional sets of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) from the United States, military sources told the newspaper.

Earlier, Taiwan and the United States signed a contract for three NASAMS systems.