Misagh-2
Misagh-2 | |
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General Information | |
Type | Anti-aircraft missile |
Country of origin | Iran |
Manufacturer | Shahid Shah Abhady Industrial Complex |
Commissioning | 2005 |
Technical specifications | |
length | ~ 1.5 m |
diameter | unknown |
Combat weight | 12.74 kg |
drive | Solid - rocket engine |
speed | 600 m / s |
Range | 6.0 km |
Furnishing | |
Target location | passive- IR |
Warhead | 1.42 kg FRAG-HE |
Detonator | Impact fuse |
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The Misagh-2 is an Iranian short -range surface-to-air guided missile system designed as a Man Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) to combat helicopters and fighter aircraft at low altitudes.
technology
The Misagh-2 system is an Iranian replica of the Chinese QianWei-2 MANPADS, which in turn is a replica of the Russian 9K310 Igla-1 . Furthermore, it represents a modernized version of the Misagh-1 . The then incumbent Iranian Defense Minister initiated mass production on February 2, 2006. In February 2017, the Iranian Ministry of Defense presented the modernized version, the Misagh-3 .
commitment
The Misagh-2 has been used by the Iranian armed forces alongside other MANPADS models since the mid-2000s . In addition, the system appears to have been supplied to pro-Shiite groups involved in the Houthi conflict .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Misagh-2 man portable air defense missile system technical data sheet specifications pictures. www.armyrecognition.com, accessed on July 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Iran launches new surface-to-air missile production
- ↑ Iran unveils new military equipment (English)
- ^ The New York Times: Seizure of Antiaircraft Missiles in Yemen Raises Fears That Iran Is Arming Rebels There