QW missile

The QW-series (pinyin: Qian Wei)[1] are man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) developed by the People's Republic of China.[2]

Members of the Indonesian Quick Reaction Forces Command (Kopasgat) inspecting a QW-3 MANPADS launcher

QW-1
QW-1
TypeMan-portable air-defense system
Place of origin China
Specifications
Mass36 pounds (16 kg)[3]
Operational
range
5 kilometres (3.1 mi) (maximum)[4]
Flight ceiling2.5 miles (4.0 km)[3]
Guidance
system
Infrared homing[4]
Launch
platform
MANPADS

The QW-1 (NATO reporting name: CH-SA-7)[5] is the initial version. It is likely a copy or derivative of the Soviet 9K38 Igla-1 MANPAD.[2]

The system was unveiled in 1994.[6]

Variants
QW-1M
Modernized version. Also used by Kata'ib Hezbollah.[7]
Anza-2
Version developed or produced in Pakistan.[4]
Misagh-1
Version developed or produced in Iran.[4] Also used by Iraqi insurgents[6] and Kata'ib Hezbollah.[7]
Misagh-2
Version developed or produced in Iran.[4] According to some sources, the Misagh-2 may be a copy of the QW-1M.

QW-2
QW-2
QW-12
TypeMan-portable air-defense system
Place of origin China
Service history
Used by Bangladesh[8]
 Turkmenistan[1]
Production history
ProducedAfter 1998[9]
Specifications
Length1.59 metres (5.2 ft)[1]
Operational
range
0.5–6 kilometres (0.31–3.73 mi)[1]
Flight ceiling0.01–4 kilometres (0.0062–2.4855 mi)[1]
Guidance
system
Infrared homing[4]
Launch
platform
MANPADS
Ground vehicles[10]

The QW-2 (NATO reporting name: CH-SA-8)[5] has improved performance against targets flying faster and at lower-altitude than the QW-1.[10]

Variants
QW-12
Uses a laser proximity detonator. Unveiled in November 2014.[11]

QW-3

The QW-3 uses semi-active homing.[12]

See also

References
  1. Dominguez, Gabriel (15 January 2018). "Footage suggests QW-2 MANPADS has entered service with Turkmenistan Army". Janes. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. Chinese Tactics (2021): page C-3
  3. Whitmire, James C. (December 2006). Shoulder Launched Missiles (a.k.a. MANPADS): The Ominous Threat to Commercial Aviation (PDF) (Report). The Counterproliferation Papers. Vol. 37. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: United States Air Force Air University. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. SIPRI Yearbook 2007: Armaments, Disarmament, and International Security. Oxford University Press. 2007. p. 684. ISBN 9780199230211.
  5. "6 Asia". The Military Balance 2023. 15 February 2023. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  6. Small Arms Survey (2012). "Surveying the Battlefield: Illicit Arms In Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia". Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving Targets. Cambridge University Press. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-521-19714-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  7. Iraq: Turning a blind eye: The arming of the Popular Mobilization Units (PDF) (Report). Amnesty International. 5 January 2017. p. 26. MDE 14/5386/2017.
  8. Michael Ashkenazi; Princess Mawuena Amuzu; Jan Grebe; Christof Kögler; Marc Kösling (February 2013). MANPADS - A Terrorist Threat to Civilian Aviation? (PDF) (Report). BICC brief. Vol. 47. Bonn International Center for Conversion. p. 159. ISSN 0947-7322. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  9. DeClerq, David (October 1999). Trends in Small Arms and Light Weapons Development: Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Dimensions (PDF) (Report). Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada. p. 29. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  10. Chinese Tactics (2021): page C-2
  11. Shukla, Parth; Udoshi, Rahul (16 February 2022). "China tests QW-12 missile capabilities". Janes. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  12. Zeigler, Sean M.; Hou, Alexander C.; Martini, Jeffrey; Norton, Daniel M.; Phillips, Brian; Schwille, Michael; Strong, Aaron; Vest, Nathan (2019). Acquisition and Use of MANPADS Against Commercial Aviation: Risks, Proliferation, Mitigation, and Cost of an Attack (PDF). Santa Monica, California: RAND Corporation. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-9774-0418-3. RR-4304-DOS.

Bibliography
  • Chinese Tactics (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of the Army. 9 August 2021. ATP 7-100.3.
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