According to primary Taiwanese news agency Central News Agency (CNA), Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense recently confirmed that 11 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) have arrived in Taiwan. People familiar with the matter confirmed that the 300-kilometer-range MGM-140 Army Tactical Missiles (ATACMS) included in the HIMARS Arms Sale program have also arrived in Taiwan. The exact number of missiles arriving in Taiwan was not disclosed due to the sensitivity of the program. Scholars pointed out that this tactical missile provide the Taiwanese military with the ability to counterattack against a hypothetical invasion by the Chinese communist army.
Taiwan originally purchased 11 HIMARS systems from the United States. Later, it purchased an additional 18 systems, bringing the total to 29. The original purchase included 64 MGM-140 ATACMS missiles, with the total increasing to 84 missiles after the second purchase.
The Ukrainian military carried out in-depth interdiction strikes in combats after Ukraine obtained ATACMS missiles as part of a U.S. aid package in the first half of 2024, attacking Russian supply lines, ammunition depots, and so on, with very powerful effects. In October 2020 the United States announced the sale of HIMARS systems and ATACMS missiles to Taiwan during Donald Trump’s first term as president.
Source: CNA, November 9, 2024
https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202411090197.aspx