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Sky Sword I
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For the medium-range missile, see Sky Sword II.
The Sky Sword 1 (Chinese: 天劍一, Tien Chien I), or TC-1, is a short range infrared guided air-to-air missile. The missile has fire and forget slave-by-radar capabilities. It consists of an imaging infrared seeker, a high explosive warhead, a solid propellant motor and a guidance control unit.[1] The seeker uses dual spectral IR and has a detection range of 18.5km.[2] The Sky Sword 1 is also used as a surface-to-air missile by the Antelope air defence system.[3][4]
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Sky Sword I | |
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Type | Guided missile |
Place of origin | Taiwan |
Service history | |
In service | 1980s to present |
Used by | Republic of China Air Force and Republic of China Army |
Production history | |
Designed | Early 1980s |
Manufacturer | National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology |
Variants | Antelope air defence system and Sea Oryx |
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