Disguised missile truck revealed by military fans: report

The picture of the missile, which is seen mounted on a truck-based launching platform, was captured by satellite as it traveled in the northern mountainous regions. The vehicle was disguised as a container truck. The image of a red bird is seen on the side of the vehicle as well as the markings “express delivery.”

The camouflage, however, did not fool sharp-eyed military enthusiasts on the Internet. A number of witnesses confirmed sightings of a truck bearing the same decal near routes to the Chung-shan Institute of Science and Technology (中山科學研究院), which has a ballistics armaments division near Longtan County (龍潭).

Internet commentators have claimed that the missile may be the Hsiung Feng IIE (HF-2E, 雄風二E), a land-attack cruise missile that was rumored to have completed its first test flights in 2007, and has remained largely elusive to the public since then.

Commissioned in 2008 with a budget of NT$30 billion, the HF-2E is scheduled for full deployment next year.

The HF-2E is similar in design to the U.S. Navy's RGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile. It has a range of 600 kilometers, advanced guidance systems capable of precision attacks within 12 meters and has a warhead payload of 200 kilograms.

The Ministry of National Defense yesterday refused to comment on the issue.

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