Sunday, November 23, 2008

QW-4

IOC: 2007

Also Known As
QianWei-4

Origin
China

Description: The QW-4, QianWei-4, is a man-portable, shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile (SAM) featuring a nose-mounted infrared seeker with improved jamming resistance. The missile is fitted with a laser-based proximity fuze and a blast-fragmentation warhead. The Q-4 is capable of shooting down aerodynamic targets such as aircraft and cruise missiles flying at altitudes between 4 and 4,000 meters and at ranges between 500 and 6,000 meters. The QW-4 missile system may achieve initial operational capability with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) by 2007.

Specifications
Performance: Ceiling 4,000 m (13,123 ft), Max Range 6,000 m (19,685 ft), Min Range 500 m (1,640 ft), Target's Min Altitude 4 m (13 ft), Top Speed Mach 2 (2,390 kph)

Operators

China

Internet Resources
sinodefence.com

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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