China has installed rocket launchers in the Philippine-claimed Kagitingan Reef (Fiery Cross Reef) in the Spratly Islands, according to a report by the state-run Defense Times.
China has installed rocket launchers in the Philippine-claimed Kagitingan Reef (Fiery Cross Reef) in the Spratly Islands, according to a report by the state-run Defense Times.
The report said a Norinco CS/AR-1 55mm anti-frogman rocket launcher defense systems “with the capability to discover, identify and attack enemy combat divers” had been installed in the disputed reef.
The report, however, did not detail when the rocket launchers were installed, but said that it was in response to Vietnam’s installation of fishing nets in the Paracel Islands in May 2014.
The Kagitingan Reef is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan.
