QW missile

QW-1
Type	Man-portable air-defense system
Place of origin	China
Specifications
Mass	36 pounds (16 kg)[3]
Operational range	5 kilometres (3.1 mi) (maximum)[4]
Flight ceiling	2.5 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.

The QW-3 uses semi-active homing.^[8]

The QW-18 is a new version of the MANPADS serise. It is a all-weather MANPADS system. It uses a dual-band passive infrared seeker, the target plume and skinning two heat detection. The QW-18A features electric-servo control actuators to increase guidance and flight characteristics.

• Range: 500 to 5,000 m
• Altitude: 10 to 4,000 m.

• Anza (missile)
• The FN-6 and HN-5 are other Chinese man-portable surface-to-air missiles.
• FIM-92 Stinger
• Qaem
• Misagh-2
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• Mistral (missile)