In a list issued under the Defence Industry Development Act, Taiwan’s defence ministry announced a new weapon described as a “long-range subsonic anti-ship cruise missile”.
The list said the island’s military would spend NT$40 million (US$1.3 million) next year and the year after that to buy 80 “frequency-agile coaxial magnetrons” – components that can quickly and dynamically change their operating frequency.
In radar applications, frequency agility helps reduce interference and improve target detection.
Local news media outlets have reported that between 2021 and 2022, the defence ministry allocated more than NT$800 million to develop the missile using the Hsiung Feng IIE land-attack cruise missile’s core technology with a particular emphasis on stealth.
