It is the first weapons test in six years, which destroyed an unmanned aircraft in simulated air attack China.
Standard II missiles made in the United States, was fired from Makung Kidd-class warships, gliding into the air above the sea tens of kilometers east of Hualien, eastern Taiwan, hit the drone, the navy said.
Artillery was also involved in the exercise, dubbed "Sea Standard", which simulates Chinese attack against Taiwan's fleet.
"Standard II is very stable. Fired a gun No need expensive every year to prove its reliability," said Rear Admiral Wen Chen-kuo, citing the success of six years ago in a similar motion of the ocean.
Each standard II missiles cost about three million dollars (about 22 billion dollars), with a range of more than 130 kilometers, giving warships integrated air defense capabilities over longer distances.
At this time, only four Kidd-class destroyer weighs 10,000 tons, which is the biggest naval warship Taiwan, equipped with air defense weaponry region.
Due to bad weather, soldiers Taiwan cancel some training.
Taiwan and China split in 1949 at the end of the civil war.
Tensions between the two eased markedly since 2008 after Ma Ying-jeou of the Kuomintang party-friendly with the Chinese-ruled. He was re-elected in January 2012.
China has repeatedly threatened to invade Taiwan if the island declared independence, prompting Taiwan continues to modernize its forces and regular army training, according to AFP.
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