Sky Sword II
| Sky Sword II | |
|---|---|
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 |
| References | |
The Sky Sword II, Tien Chien II, or TC-2 (Chinese: 天劍二; pinyin: Tiān Jiàn Èr; Wade–Giles: Tʻien1 Chien4 Êrh4) 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. 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. Some details of its design were revealed for the first time at the Paris Air Show in 2015. The pulse doppler radar seeker reportedly has a detection range of 9.3 km (5.8 mi).