Sea Oryx SAM shown in Taipei
Taiwan debuted the Sea Oryx naval short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system in Taipei last week, designed for use against helicopters, low-flying aircraft and anti-ship missiles.
Developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), the Sea Oryx can be considered a Taiwanese version of the Raytheon/Diehl RIM-166 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM). The naval SAM utilises the Tien Chien I (Sky Sword I) missile, which is already fielded in air-to-air and ground-based SAM variants.
An NCSIST spokesman at the Taipei Aerospace & Defence Technology Exhibition, held from 13-16 August, said the missile has been modified with an imaging infrared
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