Monday, June 26, 2017

Taiwan is promoting its newest anti-ship missile Hsiung Feng III for export. The Chinese Academy of Sciences (Taiwan) announced plans to export its latest anti-ship missile Hsiung Feng III.

During the international air show Paris Air Show 2017, the Taiwan delegation presented a supersonic anti-ship prototype of the surface-to-surface cruise missile Hsiung Feng III.

The Hsiung Feng III missile is designed to deal with large surface targets, including aircraft carriers. Hsiung Feng III is capable of speeding up to 2300 km / h and hitting targets at ranges up to 150 km.

In total, the Ministry of Defense of Taiwan intends to spend 12 billion Taiwan dollars (406.5 million US dollars) for the purchase of 120 Hsiung Feng III missiles for the fleet.

It is assumed that the new development may interest a number of potential buyers from the Middle East and North Africa, but it remains unclear how this will react to mainland China.

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