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Wan Chien

Wan Chien

Taiwanese air-launched cruise missile

The Wan Chien (Chinese: 萬劍; lit. 'ten thousand swords'; Tâi-lô: bān-kiàm) is an air to ground cruise missile developed and produced by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) of Taiwan.[2][3][4][5]

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Design and development

It partly resembles the AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon and the Storm Shadow. Serial production was expected to start in 2015.[2][6] Full operational capability was declared in 2018. It is functional in both a ground strike role and a naval strike role.[7] The codename for the development and initial production of the Wan Chien was "Project God’s Axe" (神斧).[8]

After the completion of initial production NCSIST began working on a long range variant with a 400km range.[8]

Service history

The Wan Chien entered service in 2011. The primary launch platform is the AIDC F-CK-1 C/D.[9]

In 2022 annual production was approximately 50 missiles a year. Production was expected to end in 2024 but in 2023 funds were allocated to extend production of the improved version through 2028. [10]

General characteristics

  • Platform: Aircraft launched
  • Engine: Turbine[11]
  • Range: 200 km,[2] 240 km[9]
  • Guidance: GPS enabled[11]

See also

  • Hsiung Feng II – Taiwanese anti-ship missile
  • AGM-158 JASSM – American low observable air-launched cruise missile
  • Storm Shadow – Franco-British cruise missile
  • Taurus KEPD 350 – German/Swedish air-launched cruise missile
  • Hatf-VIII (Ra'ad) – Pakistani air-launched cruise missile

References

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    J. Michael Cole. "Taiwan Unveils 'Wan Chien' Air-To-Ground Cruise Missile". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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    "Taiwan's 'Wan Chien' missile likely to be deployed 2014 - Taiwan News". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 2017-03-16.
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    Raska, Michael (9 March 2017). "How China Plans to Win the Next Great Big War In Asia". The National Interest. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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    "我遙攻武器 萬劍彈曝光 – 焦點 – 自由時報電子報". Retrieved 2017-03-17.
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    "Taiwan Unveils "Wan Chien" Air-to-Ground Standoff Weapon". Defense Update. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
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    Panda, Ankit. "Report: Taiwanese Air Force's New Stand-Off Cruise Missile Is Operational". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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    Chen, Kelvin (13 November 2020). "Taiwan Air Force test-fires domestic cruise missile". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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    "Wan Chien". csis.org. CSIS. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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    Strong, Matthew (2 September 2023). "Taiwan Air Force orders extra Wan Chien missiles". taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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    "Upgraded IDF jets to boost Taiwan's air defense | Politics | FOCUS TAIWAN – CNA ENGLISH NEWS". Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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