Taiwan to produce more than 1,200 new missiles - Taipei Times

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The Kang Ding-class frigate is replacing its Chaparall missiles with Tien Chien II and Hua Yang VLS, which would provide it with long-range, 360° air defense

By Lo Tien-pin and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer

Taiwan plans to produce 1,200 to 1,376 Hai Chien II missiles (海劍二, Sea Sword II) — also known as TC-2N — to serve as the standard air defense system of the navy’s surface combatant fleet, a source said yesterday.Last week, the Hai Chien II, the naval version of the Tien Kung II missile (天劍二, Sky Sword II), completed a live-fire test in waters off the National Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology’s Jiupeng facility (九鵬) in Pingtung County’s Manjhou Township (滿州).The MIM72 Chaparral and other dated air defense missiles that currently arm Taiwanese ships have inadequate range to combat Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, a defense official said on condition of anonymity.

Tien Chien II missile launchers are deployed on the deck of the Yushan, a Republic of China Navy amphibious landing platform, in an undated photograph.