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Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 9K38 Igla | QW missile |
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| Type | Man-portable air-defense systems ( MANPADS )[source] | Man-portable air-defense system[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1981–present[source] | 1992–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
Full system
Single sourceMissile weight
Single sourceMissile weight: 10.8 kg (24 lb) Full system: 17.9 kg (39 lb)[source]
QW-1
Single sourceQW-2
Single sourceMaximum; (peak), about Mach 1.9
Single source570 m/s (peak), about Mach 1.9[source]
Operational; Igla-1 Igla
Single sourceOperational; Igla-1 Igla-S
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single source5.0 km (3.1 mi) – Igla-1 5.2 km (3.2 mi) – Igla 6.0 km (3.7 mi) – Igla-S[source]
Operational; QW-1
Single sourceOperational; QW-2
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Iran War 2026 Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Siachen conflict Somali Civil War Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Bosnian War Cenepa War Second Chechen War Iraq War First Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War Sinai insurgency Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Gaza war 2026 United States strikes in Venezuela[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | KB Mashinostroyeniya – Developer of the system[source] | Liuzhou Changhong Aerospace of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC)[source] |
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| Produced | 1981–present[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 1.17 kg (2.6 lb) with 390 g (14 oz) explosive[source] | 1.42 kg (3.1 lb) high-explosive fragmentation (HE-Frag)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Contact and grazing fuze[source] | QW-1: impact QW-2/3/4: impact and laser proximity[source] |
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| Engine | Solid fuel rocket motor[source] | Rocket motor[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | 3.5 km (11,000 ft)[source] | QW-1: 30–4,000 m (98–13,123 ft) QW-2: 10–4,000 m (33–13,123 ft) QW-3/4: 4–5,000 m (13–16,404 ft)[source] |
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| Guidance system | Dual waveband infra-red (S-version)[source] | QW-1: Infrared homing (IR) QW-2: Infrared homing (IR) QW-3: Semi-active laser homing (SALH) QW-4: Imaging infrared homing (IIR)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | MANPADS & surface[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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QW-3
Single sourceQW-4
Single sourceQW-1: 16.5 kilograms (36 lb) QW-2: 18 kilograms (40 lb) QW-3: 21 kilograms (46 lb) QW-4: 21 kilograms (46 lb)[source]
Operational; QW-3/4
Single sourceQW-1: 0.5–5 km (0.31–3.11 mi) QW-2: 0.5–6 km (0.31–3.73 mi) QW-3/4: 0.8–8 km (0.50–4.97 mi)[source]