| Sky Sword I | |
|---|---|
| Type | Guided missile |
| Place of origin | Taiwan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1980s to present |
| Used by | Republic of China Air Force and Republic of China Army |
| Production history | |
| Designed | Early 1980s |
| Manufacturer | National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology |
| Variants | Antelope air defence system and Sea Oryx |
| References | |
The Sky Sword I, Tien Chien I, or TC-1 (Chinese: 天劍一; pinyin: Tiān Jiàn Yī; Wade–Giles: Tʻien1 Chien4 I1) is a short range infrared guided air-to-air missile. The missile has fire and forget slave-by-radar capabilities. It consists of an imaging infrared seeker, a high explosive warhead, a solid propellant motor and a guidance control unit.[1] The seeker uses dual spectral IR and has a detection range of 18.5km.[2] The Sky Sword 1 is also used as a surface-to-air missile by the Antelope air defence system.[3][4]
- ^ "NCSIST". www.ncsist.org.tw. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ^ "IR Seeker (Sky Sword I)". cmano-db.com. CMANO. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "The Antelope – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance".
- ^ "Antelope Tien Chien 1 TC-1 surface-to-air defense missile system technical data sheet specifications | Taiwan Taiwanese missile vehicle system UK | Taiwan Taiwanese army military equipment vehicle U".