QW-2 MANPADS

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]

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
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]

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
• Turkmenistan^[2]