QW missile vs RBS 70: Specs Compared

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of QW missile

APortable air defence

QW missile

Man-portable air-defense system

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

Credit

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BPortable air defence

RBS 70

Short-range Air Defense (SHORAD) Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

1.447米

1.32m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.447米^[source]

1.32 m

Length

Single source

1.32 m^[source]

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320mm

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

0.32 m

Wingspan

Single source

32 cm^[source]

71毫米

106mm

Diameter

All recorded figures & sources

71毫米^[source]

0.106 m

Diameter

Single source

106 mm^[source]

21kgQW-3

87kgstand + sight + missile

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

16.5 kg

QW-1

Single source

18 kg

QW-2

Single source

21 kg

QW-3

Single source

21 kg

QW-4

Single source

QW-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]

87 kg

stand + sight + missile

Single source

87 kg (stand + sight + missile)^[source]

0.8–8kmOperational; QW-3/4

9km

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.5–5 km

Operational; QW-1

Single source

0.5–6 km

Operational; QW-2

Single source

0.8–8 km

Operational; QW-3/4

Single source

QW-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]

0.25 km

Operational; Operational range · source measurement 1

Single source

9 km

Operational; Operational range · source measurement 2

Single source

250 m – 9 km^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

QW missile and RBS 70 configuration
Specification	QW missile	RBS 70
Speed	—	Mach 1.6 (Mark 0/1) Mach 2 (5 km in 12 seconds) (Mark 2/BOLIDE)^[source]
Type	Man-portable air-defense system^[source]	Short-range Air Defense (SHORAD) Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)^[source]
Place of origin	China^[source]	Sweden^[source]
In service	1992–present^[source]	1977–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Liuzhou Changhong Aerospace of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC)^[source]	Bofors Defence (1980s–2000) Saab Bofors Dynamics (since 2000)^[source]
Variants	See Variants^[source]	—
Warhead	1.42 kg (3.1 lb) high-explosive fragmentation (HE-Frag)^[source]	1.1 kg combined with 3,000 tungsten spheres and shaped charge^[source]
Detonation mechanism	QW-1: impact QW-2/3/4: impact and laser proximity^[source]	Adaptive proximity fuze function with 3 selectable modes (Off, Normal, Small target)^[source]
Engine	Rocket motor^[source]	Booster and sustainer with smokeless solid propellant^[source]
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]	—
Guidance system	QW-1: Infrared homing (IR) QW-2: Infrared homing (IR) QW-3: Semi-active laser homing (SALH) QW-4: Imaging infrared homing (IIR)^[source]	Laser beam riding missile^[source]
Launch platform	MANPADS & surface^[source]	tripod, weapon platform ( ASRAD-R ) and warship^[source]
Wars	—	Iran–Iraq War 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempts Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]
Unit cost	—	3.3 million EUR in 2023^[source]
Flight altitude	—	5,000 m^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Bangladesh Reported operator · China Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Turkmenistan	—

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QW missile

RBS 70

Speed

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Mach 1.6 (Mark 0/1) Mach 2 (5 km in 12 seconds) (Mark 2/BOLIDE)^[source]

Type

Man-portable air-defense system^[source]

Short-range Air Defense (SHORAD) Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)^[source]

Place of origin

China^[source]

Sweden^[source]

In service

1992–present^[source]

1977–present^[source]

Used by

See Operators^[source]

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Manufacturer

Liuzhou Changhong Aerospace of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC)^[source]

Bofors Defence (1980s–2000) Saab Bofors Dynamics (since 2000)^[source]

Variants

See Variants^[source]

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Warhead

1.42 kg (3.1 lb) high-explosive fragmentation (HE-Frag)^[source]

1.1 kg combined with 3,000 tungsten spheres and shaped charge^[source]

Detonation mechanism

QW-1: impact QW-2/3/4: impact and laser proximity^[source]

Adaptive proximity fuze function with 3 selectable modes (Off, Normal, Small target)^[source]

Engine

Rocket motor^[source]

Booster and sustainer with smokeless solid propellant^[source]

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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Guidance system

QW-1: Infrared homing (IR) QW-2: Infrared homing (IR) QW-3: Semi-active laser homing (SALH) QW-4: Imaging infrared homing (IIR)^[source]

Laser beam riding missile^[source]

Launch platform

MANPADS & surface^[source]

tripod, weapon platform ( ASRAD-R ) and warship^[source]

Wars

—

Iran–Iraq War 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempts Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]

Unit cost

—

3.3 million EUR in 2023^[source]

Flight altitude

—

5,000 m^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Bangladesh
Reported operator · China
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Turkmenistan

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