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Taiwan Debuts Ground-Launched Variant Of TC-2 Air-To-Air Missile

Lu Chien-2 conducting live firing at Pingtung county.

Credit: State media Military News Agency
Taiwan has conducted the first live firing of the ground-launched variant of the Tien Chien II (TC-2) missile, based on the air-to-air version, around six months after full-rate production began in November 2023. The Taiwan military said the Lu She Chien-2 system, which can be abbreviated as Lu...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week's Air Transport World magazine and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for Aviation Week.

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