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Experimental Missile Catamaran Launched in Taiwan

Taiwan launched an 80-tons missile catamaran on March 15. It will be used by the NCSIST to support R&D work on new maritime weapon systems.

Xavier Vavasseur 20 Mar 2019

The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) is the primary research and development institution of the Republic of China Ministry of National Defense’s Armaments Bureau.

The “Glory Star” is an 80-ton ship, is 28 meters long and 8.4 m wide, and should be handed over to the NCSIST by May 31. Indeed, the user of the vessel will not be the ROC Navy but NCSIST to develop new naval weapon systems.

NCSIST is the designer and manufacturer of the Hsiung Feng II and III anti-ship missiles. Hsiung Feng III is supersonic and uses a ramjet propulsion system, with two boosters for initial acceleration. The missile has a range of 200 Kilometers and is reported to be capable of reaching speeds of Mach 3. Hsiung Feng II is subsonic and has a range of 250 Km.

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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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