Taiwan Successfully Test-Fires Anti-Ship Missile: Report

kashifshahzad

Banned Member
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Mon, 7 Nov 2005, 06:30

Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan has successfully test-fired its Hsiung Feng III supersonic anti-ship missile in a major military technology breakthrough expected to beef up the island's defense capabilities against rival China, it was reported here last Friday.
The Taipei-based China Times cited defense sources as saying the military-run Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology had conducted "more than one" test-firing for the new missile after a decade-long development.
It said the first test was held in November in southern Taiwan, following several failures in the past two years due to engine problems.
Hsiung Feng III is believed to outperform China's Russia-made SS-N-22 Sunburn supersonic anti-ship missile, the report said.
It said the missile, with a range of 300 kilometers (186 miles), was likely to be deployed along Taiwan's eastern coast or offshore islands.
The defense ministry declined to comment on the report.
According to a report in Jane's Defense Weekly last year, Hsiung Feng III's propulsion system compromises a ramjet engine with a solid-fuel rocket booster.
The supersonic vehicle can be fitted with a variety of guidance systems and function as an anti-ship, land-attack or anti-radar missile.
Taiwan is striving to boost its missile defense capabilities to counter the military threat from China, which officials said is targeting the island with some 600 ballistic missiles.
In June, the cabinet approved a special budget of 610.8 billion Taiwan dollars (18.2 billion US) to purchase weaponry from Washington over a 15-year period starting in 2005.
The arms package, pending final approval by parliament, includes eight conventional submarines, a modified version of the Patriot anti-missile system and a fleet of anti-submarine aircraft.
The massive budget proposal has stirred heated debate on the island as critics said the spending could further provoke China and heighten cross-strait tensions.

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Taiwan is now really woried about its defence,firstly an AC then now an anti-ship missile.I dont know the exect geographical location of taiwan but can theis missile defence the teritory against huge country China.Chineese SRBM and IRBM can reach taiwan i think, they must be doing development in the anti missile systems
 

aaaditya

New Member
kashifshahzad said:
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Mon, 7 Nov 2005, 06:30

Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan has successfully test-fired its Hsiung Feng III supersonic anti-ship missile in a major military technology breakthrough expected to beef up the island's defense capabilities against rival China, it was reported here last Friday.
The Taipei-based China Times cited defense sources as saying the military-run Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology had conducted "more than one" test-firing for the new missile after a decade-long development.
It said the first test was held in November in southern Taiwan, following several failures in the past two years due to engine problems.
Hsiung Feng III is believed to outperform China's Russia-made SS-N-22 Sunburn supersonic anti-ship missile, the report said.
It said the missile, with a range of 300 kilometers (186 miles), was likely to be deployed along Taiwan's eastern coast or offshore islands.
The defense ministry declined to comment on the report.
According to a report in Jane's Defense Weekly last year, Hsiung Feng III's propulsion system compromises a ramjet engine with a solid-fuel rocket booster.
The supersonic vehicle can be fitted with a variety of guidance systems and function as an anti-ship, land-attack or anti-radar missile.
Taiwan is striving to boost its missile defense capabilities to counter the military threat from China, which officials said is targeting the island with some 600 ballistic missiles.
In June, the cabinet approved a special budget of 610.8 billion Taiwan dollars (18.2 billion US) to purchase weaponry from Washington over a 15-year period starting in 2005.
The arms package, pending final approval by parliament, includes eight conventional submarines, a modified version of the Patriot anti-missile system and a fleet of anti-submarine aircraft.
The massive budget proposal has stirred heated debate on the island as critics said the spending could further provoke China and heighten cross-strait tensions.

URL of this article:
http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/article_004022.php

Taiwan is now really woried about its defence,firstly an AC then now an anti-ship missile.I dont know the exect geographical location of taiwan but can theis missile defence the teritory against huge country China.Chineese SRBM and IRBM can reach taiwan i think, they must be doing development in the anti missile systems
taiwan is a small country (smaller than sindh in pakistan),located to the east of china,once a part of china,they have seperated from china,though china doesnt accept it.
i dont think hf3 is a completely brand new missile,it might be a development of the hf1 and 2 which in themselves resemble the israeli gabriel missile.
 

aaaditya

New Member
have you any images of the new taiwani anti ship missile hf3?or any technical specification?would realy appreciate if you post them,the technical specifications of the hf missiles that i have collected are quite outdated.
 

Pathfinder-X

Tribal Warlord
Verified Defense Pro
aaaditya said:
have you any images of the new taiwani anti ship missile hf3?or any technical specification?would realy appreciate if you post them,the technical specifications of the hf missiles that i have collected are quite outdated.
Some internet sources from Taiwan claims the missile's maximum velocity is Mach 6, which turned out to be an exaggeration by the Taiwan media. A more credible claim stated that the missile is propelled by a ramjet engine developed by Taiwan giving it the maximum speed of around Mach 3. Since no much has been revealed, that is all I know at this point.
 
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