The Wan Chien (;
Tâi-lô: bān-kiàm) is an
air to ground cruise missile
A cruise missile is a guided missile used against terrestrial or naval targets that remains in the atmosphere and flies the major portion of its flight path at approximately constant speed. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhe ...
developed and produced by the
National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology
National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST; ) is a Taiwanese state owned corporation, formerly part of the Republic of China Ministry of National Defense's Armaments Bureau, which is active in the development, manufactur ...
(NCSIST) of
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
.
Design and development
It partly resembles the
AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon
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and the
Storm Shadow
Storm Shadow is an Anglo-French low-observable, long-range, air-launched cruise missile developed since 1994 by Matra and British Aerospace, and now manufactured by MBDA. Storm Shadow is the weapon's British appellation. In French service, it is ...
. Serial production was expected to start in 2015.
Full operational capability was declared in 2018. It is functional in both a ground strike role and a naval strike role.
The codename for the development and initial production of the Wan Chien was "Project God’s Axe" (神斧).
After the completion of initial production NCSIST began working on a long range variant with a 400km range.
Service history
The Wan Chien entered service in 2011. The primary launch platform is the
AIDC F-CK-1 C/D.
General characteristics
* Platform: Aircraft launched
* Engine: Turbine
* Range: 200 km,
240km
* Guidance: GPS enabled
See also
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HF-2
The Hsiung Feng II (HF-2; , "Brave Wind II") is an anti-ship missile system developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) in Taiwan. The HF-2 is designed to be deployed aboard ships or at facilities on land. ...
*
AGM-158 JASSM
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Storm Shadow
Storm Shadow is an Anglo-French low-observable, long-range, air-launched cruise missile developed since 1994 by Matra and British Aerospace, and now manufactured by MBDA. Storm Shadow is the weapon's British appellation. In French service, it is ...
*
Hatf-VIII (Ra'ad)
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Development and design
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References
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Air-to-surface missiles
Cruise missiles of the Republic of China
Anti-ship cruise missiles of the Republic of China
Weapons and ammunition introduced in 2011