QW-1 Vanguard - QW-2

QW-2

QW-2 is a missile with all aspect attack capability and improved ECCM capability. There are two types of seeker for QW-2: the first is the dual band infrared passive seeker first revealed in 1998, and an imaging IR (ImIR) seeker has been designed sometimes later. The fuse is similar to that of QW-18. The minimum altitude is decreased to 10 m, thus further improving the capability against low-flying cruise missile and hovering helicopters that suddenly pop up from hiding. QW-2 is considered by many domestic Chinese media sources as the Chinese equivalent of FIM-92E.

• Range: 0.5 - 6 km
• Speed: > 600 m/s
• Diameter: 72 mm
• Length: 1.59 m
• Warhead: 1.42 kg
• Missile weight: 11.32 kg
• System weight: 18 kg
• Altitude: 10 m – 3.5 km

Foreign Variant:

• Pakistan has license-produced QW-2 as Anza Mk. III

See also: QW-2 Vanguard 2