Rocket practice rounds are launched from M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during a testing drill in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

PHOTO COLLECTION: Taiwan Military Drill

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

A Land Sword II (TC-2) ground-to-air missile is launched during a testing drill in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
A Land Sword II (TC-2) ground-to-air missile is launched during a testing drill in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
A military personnel guides during a testing drill of Land Sword II (TC-2) ground-to-air missile in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Soldiers move away from the vehicle carrying Land Sword II (TC-2) ground-to-air missiles during a testing drill in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
A rocket practice round is launched from a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during a testing drill in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Three M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) carried by vehicles during a drill in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
A Land Sword II (TC-2) ground-to-air missile is launched during a testing drill in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Military and technical personnel check a target machine during a testing drill of Land Sword II (TC-2) ground-to-air missile in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
A Land Sword II (TC-2) ground-to-air missile is launched during a testing drill in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
A target aircraft failes to take off during a testing drill of Land Sword II (TC-2) ground-to-air missile in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Military and technical personnel watch, during the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) testing drill in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Rocket practice rounds are launched from M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during a testing drill in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
A rocket practice round is launched from a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during a testing drill in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
A rocket practice round is launched from a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during a testing drill in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
A rocket practice round is launched from a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during a testing drill in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Rocket practice rounds are launched from M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during a testing drill in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

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