QW-2 Vanguard 2

The QW-2 Vanguard 2 is a Chinese all-aspect man-portable infrared homing guided surface-to-air missile. It is not clear when the missile first entered service, but it is likely to have been between 1998 and 2002.[2]

Qian Wei (Vanguard) 2
TypeMANPADS
Place of originChina
Service history
In service1990s to present
Used bySee Users
Production history
ProducedSince mid-1990s
Specifications
Mass11.32 kg, 18 kg with launcher
Length1.59 meter
Detonation
mechanism
Impact & Proximity
Enginerocket
Propellantsolid rocket
Operational
range
6 km maximum
Flight ceiling4 km[1]
Flight altitude10 meter minimum
Maximum speed > 600 m/s
Guidance
system
Infrared homing
Launch
platform
MANPADS, Type 95 SPAAA

The QianWei 2 (or Vanguard 2, its export name) is the third-generation shoulder-launched, all-aspect IR-homing, 'fire-and-forget' surface-to-air missile developed by Shenyang-based CASIC 119 Factory (Shenyang Hangtian Xinle Ltd). The QW-2 was first revealed during the 1998 Farnborough Airshow. The missile and launcher of the QW-2 bear strong resemblance to those of the Russian 9K310 Igla-1, and the two missile systems are believed to be comparable in performance.[3]

Description

QW-2 is a development of the QW-1 Vanguard series, and is considered by many domestic Chinese media sources as the Chinese equivalent of FIM-92E Stinger.

Compared to the QianWei 1, the minimum operating altitude of the QianWei 2 has been reduced from 30m to 10m; the operating range has been increased from 5 km to 6 km; and the missile’s reaction time has been reduced to below 5 seconds. The QianWei 2 features a newly developed dual-band passive IR seeker with strong resistance to heat flares dispensed by the target and solar/ground heat, thus improving the missile’s performance in day/night, all-weather conditions.[3]

Users


  •  Bangladesh
    •  Bangladesh Army: Between 2004 and 2007, the Bangladesh Army procured a shipment of 250 QW-2 missiles, presumably with an undisclosed number of gripstocks as well.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, and cruise missiles" flying at an altitude between 10 m and 4,000 m and at a range between 500 m and 6,000 m." Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  2. http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/arms/Trends/section24-en.asp
  3. "QianWei 2 Shoulder-Fired Air Defence Missile - SinoDefence.com". Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  4. Dr. Michael Ashkenazi,Princess Mawuena Amuzu, Jan Grebe,Christof Kögler and Marc Kösling (February 2013). brief 47 (PDF) (Report). Bonn International Center for Conversion. p. 159. ISSN 0947-7322. Retrieved 8 September 2019. MANPADS A Terrorist Threat to Civilian Aviation?CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  5. "New Chinese-built MANPADS has entered service with Turkmenistan Army". January 16, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  6. https://www.armyrecognition.com/january_2018_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/chinese_qw-2_manpads_missile_in_service_with_turkmenistan_army.html
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