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The Hsiung Feng IIE (HF-2E) (雄風二E, "Brave Wind IIE") is a surface-to-surface cruise missile system developed by the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology in Taiwan and based upon the earlier HF-2 anti-ship missile.
[edit] Development
The project was first announced in 2001. Following several test firings in 2004 and early 2005, mass production of the HF-2E is speculated to begin by the end of 2005.
On 10 January 2006, Jane's Defense Weekly reported that Taiwan has built three prototypes of the HF-2E, and plans to build up to 50 of the missiles by 2010, and up to 500 missiles after 2010. The missiles have a range of over 600km and could threaten major Chinese cities such as Shanghai. Jane's claimed that the HF-2E could reach ranges of up to 1000km when equipped with more powerful engines from the US, although the US refuses to provide such technology to Taiwan due to concerns over the Missile Technology Control Regime.
[edit] General characteristics
- Primary Function: Land attack cruise missile
- Power Plant: Solid propellant booster, turbojet in-flight
- Range: 600 km (eventual goal of 1000 km with new turbo fan engine)
- Top Speed: 0.85 Mach
- Guidance: INS and commercial GPS with in-flight waypoints and corrected by digital maps/terrain recognition.
- Precision: Within 12 m
- Warhead: 200 kg
- Date deployed: Unknown - approved for official low rate production as of 1/2008
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