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

A QW-3

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 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.[5]

Variants

QW-1M
Modernized version. Also used by Kata'ib Hezbollah.[6]
Anza-2
Version developed or produced in Pakistan.[4]
Misagh-1
Version developed or produced in Iran.[4] Also used by Iraqi insurgents[5] and Kata'ib Hezbollah.[6]
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[7]
  Turkmenistan[1]
Production history
ProducedAfter 1998[8]
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[9]

The QW-2 has improved performance against targets flying faster and at lower-altitude than the QW-1.[9]

Variants

QW-12
Uses a laser proximity detonator. Unveiled in November 2014.[10]

QW-3

The QW-3 uses semi-active homing.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Dominguez, Gabriel (15 January 2018). . Janes. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Chinese Tactics (2021): page C-3
  3. ^ a b Whitmire, James C. (December 2006). "Shoulder Launched Missiles (a.k.a. MANPADS): The Ominous Threat to Commercial Aviation" (PDF). The Counterproliferation Papers. 37. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: United States Air Force Air University. Retrieved 6 March 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e f SIPRI Yearbook 2007: Armaments, Disarmament, and International Security. Oxford University Press. 2007. p. 684. ISBN 9780199230211.
  5. ^ a b Small Arms Survey (2012). . 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.
  6. ^ a b 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.
  7. ^ Dr. Michael Ashkenazi,Princess Mawuena Amuzu, Jan Grebe,Christof Kögler and Marc Kösling (February 2013). "MANPADS - A Terrorist Threat to Civilian Aviation?" (PDF). BICC brief. 47. Bonn International Center for Conversion: 159. ISSN 0947-7322. Retrieved 8 September 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b Chinese Tactics (2021): page C-2
  10. ^ Shukla, Parth; Udoshi, Rahul (16 February 2022). "China tests QW-12 missile capabilities". Janes. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  11. ^ 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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