Hsiung Feng III

Hsiung Feng III
Hsiung Feng III Anti-Ship Missile Display in Chengkungling
TypeAnti-ship missile
Surface to surface missile
Place of originTaiwan
Service history
Used byTaiwan ROCN
Production history
DesignerNational Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)
ManufacturerNCSIST
Produced2007–present
No. built>250 (2012)[1]
Specifications
Mass3,000–3,300 lb (1,400–1,500 kg)[2]
LengthApprox. 6.1 m (20 ft)[2]
Diameter0.46 m (18 in)[2] missile body only

Warhead225 kg (500 lb) self-forging fragments
Detonation
mechanism
smart fuse

PropellantLiquid fuel ramjet engine, solid fuel main booster and two side boosters
Operational
range
>250 mi (400 km; 220 nmi)[3][4][5]
Flight altitude125–250 m (410–820 ft) (maximum altitude unknown)
Maximum speed ~(Mach 3.5) 1,200 m/s (2,700 mph)
Guidance
system
Inertial guidance with (X band), active radar homing for terminal guidance[2]
Launch
platform
surface ships, transporter erector launcher, and hardened bunkers
References

The Hsiung Feng III (HF-3; Chinese: 雄風三型; pinyin: Xióngfēng sān xíng, "Brave Wind III") is a medium range supersonic missile with capabilities to destroy both land based targets and naval targets developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) in Taiwan.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Cole, J. Michael (15 May 2012). "Vessels being outfitted with HF-3s". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times.
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference tdr1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Taiwan upgrades its Hsiung Feng-3 anti-ship missiles".
  4. ^ Yeo, Mike (August 8, 2017). "Taiwan to upgrade indigenous missile capabilities". Defense News.
  5. ^ "Kaohsiung Maritime 2018: Taiwan begins work on next-generation Hsiung Feng missile | Jane's 360". www.janes.com.
  6. ^ "Taiwan mistakenly fires supersonic missile killing one - BBC News". BBC News. July 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  7. ^ "NCSIST". www.ncsist.org.tw. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  8. ^ Hsiao, Russell (20 October 2016). "Taiwan Reportedly Plans to Upgrade Supersonic Hsiung Feng III Missiles". The National Interest. Retrieved 2017-02-05.