Taiwan to produce upgraded Hsiung Feng II anti-ship missile

The Hsiung Feng II anti-ship cruise missile. Photo c/o Defense World.

The government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has approved the production of an upgraded version of its indigenous Hsiung Feng II Block II anti-ship missiles. Among those considered for improvement are increase in its effective range, as well as having enhanced electronic counter-countermeasures, and improved guidance systems.

The prototype of the upgraded missile was test-fired in 2014, and development continued until around 2018. 

It is expected that mass production of the improved missile will be done by 2023 by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) under the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) “Thunder” Project.

Taiwanese defense analysts believe that the upgraded anti-ship missile would now have a range of approximately 250 kilometers, up from the estimate range of the current version at 160 kilometers.



[1] Liberty Times
[2] Defense World
[3] IHS Jane’s