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Sky Sword I
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SkySwordI

Medium-Range AAM (MRAAM / BVR) · Taiwan · 1993
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SkySwordI

Sky Sword I
Sky Sword I Photo: RudolphChen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Range
40
Seeker / Guidance
55
No-Escape Zone
50
Speed
45
Counter-Measure Resistance
50
Lethality
55
Data-Link
40
Reliability
75
Technology
60
Cost-Effectiveness
80
Origin Taiwan
CategoryMedium-Range AAM (MRAAM / BVR)
EraPost-Cold War
In service1993
Operators1 countries
Data Quality82%
51
Medium-Range AAM (MRAAM / BVR) MASS Rating
10/11
Post-Cold War
32/73
All-Time
Medium-Range AAM (MRAAM / BVR) · 10 axes scored
Range
40
Seeker / Guidance
55
No-Escape Zone
50
Speed
45
Counter-Measure Resistance
50
Lethality
55
Data-Link
40
Reliability
75
Technology
60
Cost-Effectiveness
80
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the medium-range aam (mraam / bvr) category.
01 / Overview
Sky Sword I
Country
Production
1993–
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MEDIUM-RANGE AAM (MRAAM / BVR) · POST-COLD WAR
10
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
51
medium-range aam (mraam / bvr) category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the medium-range aam (mraam / bvr) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
  • Missile Typeair-to-air missile
  • Service Entry Year1980
  • DesignerNational Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology
  • In ServiceYes
▣Propulsion4MOD.4
  • Propulsion Typesolid propellant
  • Motor Typesolid rocket motor
  • Two-StageNo
  • Fuel / Propellantsolid
◇Performance2MOD.2
◆Warhead3MOD.3
▤Launch Platform5MOD.5
⬢Production2MOD.2
  • Variants2
  • Production Start1,991 year
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1993Production started
33
years in service
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE7terms
Capability of launching an anti-tank guided missile from an airborne platform, such as a helicopter or aircraft.
Fire-and-forget refers to a missile guidance system where the missile guides itself to its target after launch, requiring no further input from the operator.
Launched from a ground-based platform, such as a vehicle or tripod, rather than an aircraft or other airborne system.
A guidance system in ATGMs that uses infrared sensors to create a thermal image of the target for precise homing.
Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light, used in missile guidance systems to detect and track targets based on heat signatures.
Launched from naval platforms, such as ships or submarines.
Enables real-time sharing of position, targeting, and sensor data among aircraft and platforms for coordinated combat operations.
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