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Taiwan Fires Cruise Missile

June 7, 2005 :: AFP :: News

Taiwan has successfully test fired a cruise missile, reportedly its first, according to The China Times. The article suggests the test took place in March, during which Taiwan launched its new Hsuing Feng cruise missile from the Chiupeng military base in the southern Pingtung county. The missile is said to have a range of 1,000 km (620 miles) and could be used to attack targets in southeast China. The Hsuing Feng tested is said to have flown over 500 km (310 miles) before hitting its target. The missile could enter pilot production in late 2005 or early 2006.
        The significance of such a test is that Taiwan is begun to produce a counter-deterrent to China’s large and growing threat of literally hundreds of both ballistic and cruise missiles stationed near and aimed toward Taiwan. The deterrent, however, is comparatively quite modest. (Article)

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