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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Two missiles miss targets in Taiwan drill
Two of 26 missiles missed their targets when Taiwan's military carried out a live-fire exercise Monday, but officers in charge said they were happy with the result.
More than 2,300 soldiers were mobilised in the drill held in Chiupeng, a tightly-guarded missile base facing the Pacific Ocean in Pingtung county in the island's south.
The two missiles that missed their targets were a Hsiungfeng II (Brave Wind II) -- an improved version of the Hsiungfeng ship-to-ship missile -- and a Tien Chien I (Sky Sword I) surface-to-air missile, both of which were locally developed and manufactured.
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