Taiwan’s defense ministry said its indigenous Wan Chien air to ground cruise missile – a cluster munition – was fully operational after a classified live-fire test aimed at targets at sea.
The submunitions-bearing missile utilizes GPS and an inertial navigation system to achieve an effective range in excess of 200 kilometers, bringing civil and military airports along the coastal Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces of China within its range if fired from optimal locations on and off Taiwan.
The Taiwan Strait is about 130 kilometers wide at its narrowest.
The new missile will give the air force the ability to strike at the Chinese Air Force’s coastal strongholds as well as amphibious ship groups, according to the island’s semi-official Central News Agency.
All of the island’s fighter jets, particularly the homemade Ching-kuo aircraft, have been upgraded to carry the new missiles to fire from the east of the central line in the Taiwan Strait to attack Chinese air bases, assembly areas, loading zones and military positions to neutralize any threats.
The missile partly resembles the United States’ AGM-154 precision guided weapon and Europe’s low-observable, air-launched cruise missile Storm Shadow, and serial production started in 2015.
This year it has undergone more rigorous tactical trials to ascertain its reliability and effectiveness in destroying airbases and other installations.
In one test firing, missiles were launched from fighter jets at surface targets in the Taiwan Strait, while being monitored by the another fighter and a drone, which transmitted real-time data and footage to a Taiwanese army command center. Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen was reported to have watched some of the test firings.
Computer simulations in previous anti-China invasion Han Kuang exercises indicated that Wan Chien missiles were crucial in fending off sorties and decapitation strikes mounted by the Chinese Air Force.
Consider it is a counter weapon when China try to attact Taiwan, China always say will reclaim Taiwan, the truth is, China never controled Taiwan,even 1 minute. and they never will
Consider it is a counter weapon when China try to attact Taiwan, China always say will reclaim Taiwan, the truth is, China never controled Taiwan,even 1 minute. and they never will
Simon Tai I don’t think Taiwan would initiate the war with China first, but if China dares to invade Taiwan as they threat off and on, here comes Donald Duck will make sure the Dragon of SCS will learn the lesson of bullying others. I think Mr. Xi Jinping should live in harmony with civil world!
Jezebel Smith, there is always a bigger instrument which could destroy the whole world, more terrible than The Big Fat Boy, but DO NOT THREAT PEOPLE with that you bully! God bless everyone!
More and more countries see China as the aggressor which is very good indeed. The more the better, the more the merrier. Malaysia has also recently made political moves against China starting with halting Chinese money loans. With US, Japan, Australia and New Zealand now upgrading weapons and publicly saying that they are doing it to counter Chinese military might, this aggressor will one day wake up and see that she had made enemies she cannot handle… Hooray for Taiwan, most of your neighbors are with you never fear, we have one common enemy..
It’s always hilarious to hear about the latest Taiwan military advancements. These authors are always very careful to not discuss what would prevent these missiles from reaching the Chinese mainland. China has the most advanced air defense systems in the world, and this missile is primitive compared to mainland China’s military technology. These missiles are literally a case of bringing a knife to a gunfight.
I mean seiously the China have the most advanced missile defense system in the world and judging by the size of it.China can very easily eat one shot at its airport but people forget China will start raining down the very very advace missiles on Taiwan Military installements.The US missiles can never get thorough the likes of S-400 defence system and always the remember what happened to Trump Tomhawks in Syria,80-70 missile shot down from total of 103 and it was absolute shame cuz remaining survived cuz of low number of batteries(S-100) engaged elsewhere but China have tons of them.If China want taiwan in matter of minutes they will annhilate every Tawinase solider standing at its check post.
i think asian Brothers must re-union similar to european. and chinese and Taiwan are real Brothers plus same generation. So taiwan should not react against China with support of USA. And China. korea .Japan. must maintain mutual understanding.respect and support each other. Do not go with back side remote control. switch off that remote control. afterward only asian fortunes will be greatest in the world
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China dont dare to attack on Taiwan, if they have capability, they could done quite before
China not having capability nor dare to attack, otherwise they could attacked quite before
i am not in favor of war at all between china and taiwan ,humans to suffer but as milatry person could say one thing ,any new war in this area shall not be like USA and veitnam war ,totally different ,after war starts GOD forbid ,after 10 minuts no taiwanies air field will be operation from where aircraft will take off and fire this missile ,if taiwan is planning dont you think china a new emmerging supperpower should be silent and not going for counter measures
China not even in their dreams will dare to attacked Taiwan for they know it will be like signing their peoples death sentence…those angry neighbors missiles are all pointed at them with just one wrong move and fireworks erups!
Better for China with its map excluding TIBET and TAIWAN!
Or It will become a barrenland tomorrow
Robert Nguyen you’re correct when you say Xi said china would not militarized the SCS! So who’s the liar now ? Chinese communist cannot be trusted! If not for the US Nationalist Taiwan (Formosa) all been Butchered by communist!
Thats according to Russia and Syria Bro! But the intended target were totally destoyed! S-400 re acts after the target had been destroyed!
Bob Culp ofcourse American lives are better than the rest of the world as they sucked the blood of billions of people worldwide….look at vietnam korea iraq iran syria palastine pakistan Afghanistan and other countries who’s citizens have been killed in millions by the Americans in the name of democracy? If the Americans can do everything they want i dont see a reason why china cant do that…and yes its not chinese who have so many soldiers in the American region its the Americans who want to conqure Asia in the name of democracy….
What Taiwan’s missile. Imagine a thing that wont last or wont work at all coz its made from taiwan.
China is ambitious…not only they want taiwan…BUT THE WHOLE SOUTH CHIBA SEA…IT IS BETTER TO HAVE A DETERRENT THAN NONE
Robert Nguyen that 9 dash line policy of China is a follie!