DEFENSE/Taiwan to test new generation TOW launch platforms in Pingtung drills
08/21/2024 10:56 PM
Taiwan's military will hold the Tien Ma Exercises next week in Pingtung County, during which a new generation of TOW missile launch platforms will be tested as part of night-time shooting drills for the first time, a military source said.
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