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Sky Sword II
Taiwanese beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile with active radar homing / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sky Sword II (Chinese: 天劍二, Tien Chien II, pinyin: tiān jiàn èr), or TC-2, is a Taiwanese beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile. It has an inertial navigation system, a data-link for mid-course guidance and active radar homing for terminal guidance, beyond visual range. It also has ECCM capability and can engage multiple targets.[1] According to Su Tzu-yun, chief executive officer at the Center for Advanced Technology at Tamkang University, they are a cost-effective design which can perform a key role in Taiwan's defense strategy, and substantially offset China's air superiority.[2] Some details of its design were revealed for the first time at the Paris Air Show in 2015.[3] The pulse doppler radar seeker reportedly has a detection range of 9.3 km (5.8 mi).[4]
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![]() TC-II Sky Sword 2 (air-to-air version) | |
Type | Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile |
Place of origin | Taiwan |
Service history | |
Used by | Republic of China Air Force Republic of China Navy Republic of China Army |
Production history | |
Designed | 1990s |
Manufacturer | National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology |
Specifications | |
Mass | 184 kg |
Length | 3.694 m / 4.6 m (TC-2N) |
Diameter | 19 cm |
Operational range | 100 km (62 mi) (TC-2C) |
Maximum speed | Mach 6 (TC-2C) |
Guidance system | Transis guiding phase : Inertial navigation system Terminal homing phase : Active radar homing |
Launch platform | Air Force: AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo Navy: Tuo Chiang-class corvette & Kang Ding-class (in future) Army: Transporter erector launchers |
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