QW-2 MANPADS

QW-2
QW-2 of the Bangladesh Army on display
Type	Man-portable air-defense system
Place of origin	China
Service history
Used by	China Bangladesh Turkmenistan Palestine ● Al-Qassam
Production history
Produced	After 1998 [1]
Specifications
Length	1.59 metres (5.2 ft) [2]
Operational range	0.5–6 kilometres (0.31–3.73 mi) [2]
Flight ceiling	0.01–4 kilometres (0.0062–2.4855 mi) [2]
Guidance system	Infrared homing
Launch platform	MANPADS Ground vehicles [3]

The QW-2 (NATO reporting name: CH-SA-8) ^[2] is a Chinese man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM) MANPADS. The system has improved performance against targets flying faster and at lower-altitude than the QW-1. ^[3]

Variants

QW-12

QW-12

Uses a laser proximity detonator. Unveiled in November 2014. ^[4]

Operators

Bangladesh Army QW-2 during victory day parade

•   Bangladesh
  • Bangladesh Army ^[5]
•   China
  • People's Liberation Army
• Palestine
  • Hamas
• Turkmenistan ^[2]

References

1. 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.
2. Dominguez, Gabriel (15 January 2018). "Footage suggests QW-2 MANPADS has entered service with Turkmenistan Army". Janes. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
3. Chinese Tactics (2021): page C-2
4. Shukla, Parth; Udoshi, Rahul (16 February 2022). "China tests QW-12 missile capabilities". Janes. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
5. Michael Ashkenazi; Princess Mawuena Amuzu; Jan Grebe; Christof Kögler; Marc Kösling (February 2013). MANPADS - A Terrorist Threat to Civilian Aviation? (PDF) (Report). BICC brief. Vol. 47. Bonn International Center for Conversion. p. 43. ISSN   0947-7322. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.