Misagh-1
Misagh-1 | |
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Type | MANPADS |
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Manufacturer | |
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 | 5 km |
Flight ceiling | 4 km |
Maximum speed | 700 m/s (2.6 Mach ) |
Guidance system | Passive infrared homing |
Launch platform | Man portable |
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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[]
The Misagh-1 was reported to be found in anti-government insurgent arms caches in Iraq.[3] The US military has suggestions that the MANPADs found were smuggled with Iranian assistance.[3]
Design[]
The Misagh-1 is a variant or reverse-engineered clone of the Chinese QW-1 Vanguard.[2][4]
Identification[]
Visually, the Misagh-1 is virtually indistinguishable from the QW-1 it is cloned from, other QW-series missiles, the Misagh-2 upgrade, and Pakistan's Anza missiles.[5]
Operators[]
Non-State Actors[]
References[]
- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20060821213944/http://www.janes.com/defence/news/jdw/jdw060807_1_n.shtml
- ^ a b https://www.armyrecognition.com/iran_iranian_army_missile_systems_vehicles_uk/misagh-1_man_portable_air_defence_missile_system_technical_data_sheet_specifications_pictures.html
- ^ a b c https://media.nti.org/pdfs/iraq_missile.pdf
- ^ https://missilethreat.csis.org/country/hezbollahs-rocket-arsenal/
- ^ https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2016/03/18/new-manpads-variant-appears-syria/
- ^ https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/legacy_files/files/publication/141007_Iran_Rocket_Missile_forces.pdf
- ^ https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/YB07%20623%2014A.pdf
- ^ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/what-iran-might-sell-now-that-the-un-arms-embargo-expired/
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- Guided missiles of Iran
- Surface-to-air missiles of Iran
- Iranian military stubs
- Guided missile stubs