New Kestrel rocket to be tested on Pratas: reportDEFENDING TERRITORY: The shoulder-launched weapon, designed to penetrate armor or concrete, would be tested amid increasing Chinese presence in the South China SeaStaff writer, with CNAThe Coast Guard Administration is to hold two live-fire exercises to test an indigenous anti-armor rocket on the Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands, 東沙群島) in the South China Sea next month. A member of the Marine Corps simulates firing a Kestrel anti-armor rocket on March 4, 2016. However, the Central News Agency reported that locally developed Kestrel anti-armor rockets would be launched on both dates. The Pratas Islands, which are almost 450km southwest of Kaohsiung, are one of two territories controlled by Taiwan in the South China Sea. Taiwan, Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam all claim part of the South China Sea as their territory.

Source: Taipei Times August 06, 2021 15:56 UTC