Misagh-1

Misagh-1
Misagh-1 on right (note vertical battery unit).
Type	MANPADS
Place of origin	Iran
Production history
Manufacturer	Shahid Shah Abhady Industrial Complex
Specifications
Mass	16.9 kg
Length	1.477 m
Diameter	0.71 m
Warhead	1.42 kg
Detonation mechanism	Impact fuze
Engine	solid rocket motor
Operational range	6 km
Flight ceiling	5 km
Maximum speed	700 m/s (Mach 2.6)
Guidance system	Passive infrared homing
Launch platform	Man portable

The Misagh-1 (also Mithaq-1 ^[1] ) is an Iranian man-portable surface-to-air missile. It was developed by the Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex in Tehran. ^[2]

The MANPADS was supplemented by the newer Misagh-2 missile system.

History

Iran began production of the Misagh-1 in May 1993. ^[3]

The Misagh-1 was reported to be found in anti-government insurgent arms caches in Iraq. ^[4] The US military has suggestions that the MANPADs found were smuggled with Iranian assistance. ^[4]

Design

The Misagh-1 is a variant or reverse-engineered clone of the Chinese QW-1 Vanguard. ^{[2] [5]}

Identification

Visually, the Misagh-1 is virtually indistinguishable from the QW-1 it is cloned from and Pakistan's Anza missile. ^[6] It can be distinguished from the QW-1M/Misagh-2 and the QW-18/Misagh-3 by the Misagh-1's straight battery unit.

Operators

•   Iran: Used by the Iranian military. ^{[7] [8]}
•   Syria: Supplied to the Syrian Army. ^[9]

Non-State Actors

• Hezbollah ^[1]
• Anti-government insurgents in Iraq ^[4]

References

1. "Iran answers Hizbullah call for SAM systems". www.janes.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
2. "Misagh-1 man portable air defence missile system technical data sheet specifications pictures | Iran Iranian army missile systems vehicles UK | Iran Iranian army military equipment armoured UK". 5 January 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
3. https://www.nti.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/iran_missile.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
4. https://media.nti.org/pdfs/iraq_missile.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
5. "Missiles and Rockets of Hezbollah".
6. "A New MANPADS Variant Appears in Syria". 18 March 2016.
7. https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/legacy_files/files/publication/141007_Iran_Rocket_Missile_forces.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
8. https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/YB07%20623%2014A.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
9. "What Iran might sell now that the UN arms embargo expired". 21 October 2020.