PAC-3 missiles deployed in Taipei Zoo carpark ahead of nation-wide military exercise

July 14, 2020

Taiwan English News

A Patriot III surface-to-air missile system was deployed in the carpark of Taipei City Zoo in Muzha District today, as part of the nationwide Han Kuang (Hanguang) military exercises.

The incongruous scene of a high-tech “Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target” air defense missile array set up in a civilian parking lot in a residential area of Taipei City drew the attention of members of the public who took pictures and uploaded them to social media.

The missile system was located close to the elevated MRT track, and deployed close to rows of civilian cars, pointing into the sky above a recreational green zone within view of residential buildings.

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