Misagh-1

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]

Misagh-1
An Iranian serviceman holding a MANPADS (unidentified make) similar in size to the Misagh-1.
TypeMANPADS
Production history
ManufacturerShahid Shah Abhady Industrial Complex
Specifications
Mass16.9 kg
Length1.477 m
Diameter0.71 m
Warhead1.42 kg
Detonation
mechanism
Impact fuze
Enginesolid rocket motor
Operational
range
5 km
Flight ceiling4 km
Maximum speed 700 m/s (2.6 Mach )
Guidance
system
Passive infrared homing
Launch
platform
Man portable

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
  •  Iran: Used by the Iranian military.[6][7]
  •  Syria: Said to be supplied to pro-Iranian militias.[8]

Non-State Actors
  • Hezbollah[1]
  • Anti-governnent insurgents in Iraq[3]

References
  1. "Archived copy". www.janes.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Misagh-1 man portable air defence missile system technical data sheet specifications pictures | Iran Iranian army missile systems vehicles UK | Iran Iranian army military equipment armoured UK".
  3. https://media.nti.org/pdfs/iraq_missile.pdf
  4. "Missiles and Rockets of Hezbollah".
  5. "A New MANPADS Variant Appears in Syria". 18 March 2016.
  6. https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/legacy_files/files/publication/141007_Iran_Rocket_Missile_forces.pdf
  7. https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/YB07%20623%2014A.pdf
  8. "What Iran might sell now that the UN arms embargo expired". 21 October 2020.


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