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
Navy of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution commandos and missile boats in Great Prophet IX Maneuver in Persian Gulf.
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. https://web.archive.org/web/20060821213944/http://www.janes.com/defence/news/jdw/jdw060807_1_n.shtml
  2. https://www.armyrecognition.com/iran_iranian_army_missile_systems_vehicles_uk/misagh-1_man_portable_air_defence_missile_system_technical_data_sheet_specifications_pictures.html
  3. https://media.nti.org/pdfs/iraq_missile.pdf
  4. https://missilethreat.csis.org/country/hezbollahs-rocket-arsenal/
  5. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2016/03/18/new-manpads-variant-appears-syria/
  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. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/what-iran-might-sell-now-that-the-un-arms-embargo-expired/
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