Executive Summary:
Taiwan plans to forward deploy U.S.-supplied HIMARS systems to the offshore islands of Dongyin and Penghu. This would extend counterstrike coverage deeper into Fujian and reach southern Zhejiang, including key People’s Liberation Army (PLA) naval and air bases. With 111 launchers on order, Taipei can disperse HIMARS beyond deployments on its west coast to its outer islands for a counter-assembly posture focused on preempting …