Taiwan's military plans to deploy its recently acquired M142 HIMARS launcher platforms to the outlying islands of Penghu and Dongyin, according to a report from Taiwan Monitor on X. This move occurred during the reporting window from 10:46 PM on January 28 to 1:46 AM on January 29, 2026, and would place China's coastal naval facilities and airfields in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces within range of Taiwanese missiles. The deployment follows reports that Taiwan intends to expand its HIMARS inventory to 111 launchers through future purchases from the United States, as stated in the Taiwan Monitor post. A visualization accompanying the report shows possible deployment locations and the operational range of Taiwan's HIMARS munitions. No official confirmation from Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense appears in the sources within this three-hour period.
