MANPADS
ID — QW-2China · CNPMIEC
Qianwei-2 / Vanguard 2
Chinese MANPADS from the QW family with dual-band IR seeker and improved ECCM.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- QW-2
- Alias
- Qianwei-2 / Vanguard 2
- Manufacturer
- CNPMIEC
- Country
- China
- Year
- 1998
- Category
- MANPADS
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 6 km
- Top speed
- ~600 m/s
- Guidance
- IR doppia banda
- Warhead
- HE 1.49 kg con spoletta a impatto e di prossimità
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- Spalleggiabile / veicolo / elicottero
- Length
- 1.59 m
- Launch weight
- 11.3 kg
Main operators
ChinaPakistanIndonesiavarious African countries
History
An evolution of QW-1 (itself inspired by Stinger and Igla), QW-2 adopts a dual-band IR seeker and improved counter-flare logic.
Widely exported, it underpins close-in naval mounts and multi-tube launchers on light vehicles.
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