Tien Chien IIA

The Tien Chien IIA (Sky Sword) is an anti-radiation missile based on the Tien Chien radar-guided air-to-air missile developed for Taiwan's air force. Much information about the weapon remains classified.

The missile employs the proven Tien Chien II airframe and equips it with a new seeker assembly and guidance package. The seeker is housed in a reprofiled, notched fairing, leading some analysts to speculate that the system may use a dual-mode design with passive radio frequency...