Taiwanese Navy’s first Tuo Chiang-class Flight II corvette was delivered, featuring the swapping of STIR 1.2 EO Mk2 fire control radar with Leonardo’s NA-30S.
Taiwanese Navy’s (ROCN) first Flight II Tuo Chiang-class high-speed corvette, ROCS Tan Chiang (PGG-627), was delivered as the eighth ship, as reported by Naval News.
Flight II is a minor modification replacing Thales STIR 1.2 EO Mk2 fire control radar with Leonardo’s NA-30S fire control radar. Five Flight II corvettes will be built, totalling 12 Tuo Chiang-class corvettes.
The Tuo Chiang-class corvette serves as Taiwan’s main anti-surface warfare platform as well as the first surface combatant to be developed and built locally. The corvettes can be equipped with Hsiung Feng II subsonic anti-ship missiles (Up to 4x4), Hsiung Feng III supersonic anti-ship missiles (Up to 4x2), and TC-2N medium-range air defence missiles (Up to 8x2). In addition to deck-launched TC-2N missiles, the corvettes are also equipped with Phalanx CIWS and a 76 mm naval gun for close-range defence.
Alongside the Tuo Chiang-class, Anping-class OPV is present as a sidegrade with lighter armament in accordance with its role, but also provision to mount the Hsiung Feng II anti-ship missiles fitted with dual-mode RF+IIR seeker.
Author: Kaan Azman
Editor:Özgür Ekşi
