United States to sell Harpoon Block-2 Surface-Launched Cruise Missiles to Taiwan.
According to the agreement up to 400 RGM-84L-4 Harpoon Block-2 Surface-Launched Cruise Missiles will be provided as a coastal defense weapons.
Harpoon Block-2 is an All-Weather Over-the-Horizon Low-Level Sea-Skimming System featuring Active Radar Guidance and Warhead Design assurance high-survivability and effectiveness capable of exeting both ant-ship and land-strike missions.
The 227 kilogram blast warhead delivers lethal firepower against a wide variety of land-based targets, including coastal defense sites, surface-to-air missile sites, exposed aircraft, port/industrial facilities and ships in port.
The accurate navigation solution coupled with launch system improvements combine to offer better discrimination of target ships from islands, nearby land masses or other ships. These Block II improvements maintain Harpoon’s high hit probability against ships very close to land or traveling in congested sea lanes.
