Тайваньская противокорабельная ракета Hsiung Feng III: разработка, применение и инциденты.

Initial prototype versions of the missile used the design of an integrated rocket ramjet to achieve supersonic speeds. It uses a solid fuel main booster with two side by side solid propellant jettisonable strap on rocket boosters for initial acceleration and a liquid fueled ramjet for sustained cruise. It also employs electronic counter countermeasures (ECCM) capabilities allowing it to penetrate an enemy ship's defenses. The missile is believed to have an operating range of It can be deployed on ships and mobile trailers. The instructions for missile launch can be issued by a command and control system for different platforms and different paths leading to saturation of a ship's defense system. According to the Jamestown Foundation the HF 3 was intended to counter the SS N 22 Sunburn which the PRC had acquired with its Sovremennyy class destroyers.

The missile was officially revealed on October 10, 2007, at a military parade in Taipei, Taiwan. It has now been deployed aboard the ROC Navy's La Fayette/Kang Ding class frigate, , Jin Chiang class patrol gunboats, and on road mobile tractor trailers.

On July 1, 2016, Chinchiang (PGG 610) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy accidentally fired a Hsiung Feng III missile during a training exercise. The missile traveled a distance of about before it hit a fishing boat The captain of the boat was killed and three crew members were injured. The Taiwan Ministry of National Defense stated that the warship's commander, senior arms officer and missile launch control sergeant had all failed to follow standard operating procedure.

The development of an air launched variant of the HF 3, dubbed the Hsiung Chih, was disclosed in 2022. The air launched variant in expected to be significantly lighter and to use the F CK 1 as a launch platform.

In late 2021 and early 2022, the National Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) discovered equipment used in the development and testing of the Hsiung Feng III and other missiles used by Taiwan relied on mainland Chinese facilities for repair and maintenance, raising security concerns. NCSIST had shipped the instrument to its manufacturer in Switzerland and was not informed that the equipment would be sent to China. NCSIST performed check after receiving the equipment from China, which did not discover any malware or modifications.

The plot of the thriller Ballistic by Don Pendleton centers on the theft of two HF 3 missiles by international terrorists and their recovery by a team of elite agents.