Misagh-1
The Misagh-1 (also Mithaq-1) is an Iranian man-portable surface-to-air missile. It was developed by the Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex in Tehran. The MANPADS was supplemented by the newer Misagh-2 missile system.
Misagh-1
Majid Haghdoust · Mehr News Agency · CC BY 4.0
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The Misagh-1 (also Mithaq-1) is an Iranian man-portable surface-to-air missile. It was developed by the Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex in Tehran. The MANPADS was supplemented by the newer Misagh-2 missile system.
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History
History
Iran began production of the Misagh-1 in May 1993. The Misagh-1 was reported to be found in anti-government insurgent arms caches in Iraq. The US military has suggestions that the MANPADs found were smuggled with Iranian assistance.
Design
Design
The Misagh-1 is a variant or reverse-engineered clone of the Chinese QW-1 Vanguard.
Identification
Identification
Visually, the Misagh-1 is virtually indistinguishable from the QW-1 it is cloned from and Pakistan's Anza missile. It can be distinguished from the QW-1M/Misagh-2 and the QW-18/Misagh-3 by the Misagh-1's straight battery unit.
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Operators
Iran: Used by the Iranian military. Syria: Supplied to the Syrian Army.
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Non-State Actors
Anti-government insurgents in Iraq Hamas Hezbollah
This photo is from Iran's 2016 Sacred Defense Week parade in Tehran.
Hamed Malekpour · Tasnim News Agency · https: tasnimnews.ir/1191871
This photo is from an exhibition of military equipment of Iran's Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). Photo shows Misagh-1 on right (note vertical battery unit) and Misagh-2 or Misagh-3 on left.
Hamed Malekpor · Fars Media Corporation
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- 1.Iran answers Hizbullah call for SAM systems. www.janes.com.
- 2.Introducing Iran's "Misagh" missile defense system + video معرفی سامانه پدافندی دوش پرتاب "میثاق" ایران + فیلم Yjc
- 3.The Misagh launch vehicle, a powerful competitor to the Stinger and RBS دوشپرتاب میثاق رقیب قدرتمند استینگر و RBS Hamshahri Online
- 4.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. 5 January 2012.
- 5.Iran Missile Chronology.
- 6.Iran Missile Chronology.
- 7.Missiles and Rockets of Hezbollah.
- 8.A New MANPADS Variant Appears in Syria. 18 March 2016.
- 9.Iran's Rocket and Missile Forces and Strategic Options.
- 10.Global efforts to control MANPADS.
- 11.What Iran might sell now that the UN arms embargo expired. 21 October 2020.
- 12.Inside the arsenal: Iranian-sourced weapons used in Hamas and Islamic Jihad's Israel assault. 13 October 2023.
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