The QW-series (simplified Chinese: 前卫; traditional Chinese: 前衛; pinyin: Qian Wei) are man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) developed by the People's Republic of China.

QW-1

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

The system was unveiled in 1994.

Variants

QW-1M

Modernized version. Also used by Kata'ib Hezbollah.

Anza-2

Version developed or produced in Pakistan.

Misagh-1

Version developed or produced in Iran.

Misagh-2

Version developed or produced in Iran. According to some sources, the Misagh-2 may be a copy of the QW-1M.

QW-2

QW-3

Vehicle mounted QW-3

The QW-3 uses semi-active homing.

QW-18

QW-18A of the Bangladesh Army

The QW-18 (NATO reporting name: CH-SA-11) is a new version of the Qianwei series. It is an 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.

QW-19

QW-19 is an upgrade of QW-18, featuring a new digital seeker and a contact-proximity fuse with four control fins (instead of two on QW-18). It supports initial guidance mode, and the shooter can engage the targets by directly aiming.

See also

Bibliography

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