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| Specification | FN-6 | QW missile |
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| Type | Man-portable surface-to-air missile[source] | Man-portable air-defense system[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 2000–present[source] | 1992–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
Wingspan
Single source0.18 m (0.59 ft)[source]
Maximum; Mach 1.8
Single source600 m/s (Mach 1.8)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Syrian civil war War in Iraq (2013–2017) Internal conflict in Myanmar Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1990s[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)[source] | Liuzhou Changhong Aerospace of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC)[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Engine | Rocket Motor[source] | Rocket motor[source] |
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| Flight altitude | 15–3,800 m (49–12,467 ft)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Multi-element passive infrared homing[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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| Launch platform | MANPADS & surface[source] | MANPADS & surface[source] |
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| Warhead | — | 1.42 kg (3.1 lb) high-explosive fragmentation (HE-Frag)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | QW-1: impact QW-2/3/4: impact and laser proximity[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 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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