The Kestrel is an individual shoulder-launched weapon system developed by Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology and currently in service with the Republic of China Armed Forces and Coast Guard Administration.

The launcher is made from fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) and features an optical sight as well as a mount for a night vision scope.

[1] Development of the Kestrel began in 2008 following a request from the Republic of China Marine Corps.

[2] This warhead is particularly effective for making mouseholes (improvised doorways) in concrete walls during urban combat.

[11] A guided missile based on existing Kestrel rockets is under development by NCSIST with an eye to providing a domestic equivalent to the FGM-148 Javelin.