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 (Chinese: 天劍二, Tien Chien II, pinyin: tiān jiàn èr), or TC-2, 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.^[1] 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.^[2] Some details of its design were revealed for the first time at the Paris Air Show in 2015.^[3] The pulse doppler radar seeker reportedly has a detection range of 9.3 km (5.8 mi).^[4]