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The Misagh 2 is an Iranian man-portable infrared guided surface to air missile. It was developed by the Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex in Tehran and is an all-aspect passive infrared homing system. It is a variant of the Chinese QW-2 Vanguard missile system. The Misagh-2 is an advanced version of the indigenously developed Misagh-1 air-defence system.
Iran's defense minister launched the domestic mass production of the Misagh 2, on February 2, 2006.
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The Misagh-2 features a newly developed dual-band passive IR seeker with strong resistance to heat flares dispensed by the target and solar/ground heat, thus improving the missile’s performance in day/night, all-weather conditions.
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The missile itself weighs 11.32 kg at launch, the warhead 1.42 kg and the complete system 18 kg in the firing position.
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The Misagh-2 can engage approaching targets out to 6 km and receding targets out to 5.2 km. The maximum effective altitude against jet fighters is about 2.5 km and helicopters and subsonic aircraft about 3.5 km. Misagh-2 features a newly developed dual-band passive IR seeker with strong resistance to heat flares dispensed by the target and solar/ground heat, thus improving the missile’s performance in day/night, all-weather conditions in electronic warfare conditions.
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The Misagh-2 is a new generation of portable anti-aircraft missile weapon system. Its main mission is to strike tactical targets such as fighters, attackers and armed helicopters at low and very low altitude . It can also supply effective air defense for military bases, political and industrial centers, and other important facilities. This weapon system is characterized not only by portability, high maneuverability, easy operation and fire-and-forget homing of the traditional portable anti-aircraft missile system, but also by advanced detective technology, guidance control technology and new power system. Because of this, further detective distance and larger attacking area are achieved. The most important is that the latest anti-infrared interference technology is adopted so that the missile can effectively identify the target signals from strong man-made and complicated environmental interference signals and get rid of the interference signals effectively.
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Missile
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One
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Country users
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Iran
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Combat weight
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18 kg ready to fire
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Target engagement
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10 to 3,500 m (Altitude)
500 - 6,000 m (Engagement range)
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Crew
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1 soldier
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Type of engaged targets
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tactical aircraft, helicopter, UAV and cruise missile
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Missile
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Weight: 11.32 kg
Weight Warhead: 1,42 kg
Warhead type : HE Fragmentation
Flight speed: 600 m/s
Weapon reaction time: <5 seconds
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Reaction time
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5 to 10 sec.
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Guidance sysem
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Passive IR homing device and night vision (operating in the medium IR range)
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Dimension weapon
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Length, 1,590 m
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