QW - 1 Vanguard The People ' s Republic of China developed QW - 1 Vanguard ( Qian Wei in Chinese ) is an all - aspect man - portable surface to air missile , from which a series of missiles were developed . QW - 1 . It was first publicly shown at the 1994 Farnborough Air Show as a successor to HN - 5 series MANPADS . Description . The missile reportedly is the Chinese version of 9K310 ( SA - 16 Gimlet ) Igla - 1 missile systems incorporating some features of FIM - 92 Stinger . According to many domestic Chinese media sources and some sources outside China , Chinese obtained the Soviet samples via Zaire from UNITA captured 9K310 ( SA - 16 ) Igla - 1 missile from Angola governmental forces . The missile is operated by a two man team . Once a target is visually detected the assistant selects the launch site and removes end caps from the front and back of the launcher . The gunner then partially depresses the trigger , which activates the electronic battery and opens the coolant bottle , cooling the seeker to operating temperature . The gunner tracks the target visually , until the missile locks onto the target , indicating this with both a flashing light and an audio tone . The gunner then provides target lead and depresses the trigger all the way . This triggers the booster section of the missile , which projects the missile a safe distance away from the operator before the sustainer motor ignites . The missile is guided by proportional navigation to the approximate impact point , before switching to a terminal guidance mode that attempts to steer the missile to the most vulnerable point of the target . Foreign Variant . Iran has also developed its own version of the Vanguard , under the name Misagh - 1 and its subsequent evolution , the Misagh - 2 , and is currently phasing out its supply of QWs . The exact nature of the home - grown modifications are unknown , but it has been claimed that the range and the top speed of the missiles have been improved to 5 km and 800 m / s respectively , in the Misagh - 2 . QW - 1M . QW - 1M is a development of QW - 1 , and first revealed in Zhuhai Air Show . The missile is considered as a third generation MANPAD by Chinese , and many domestic Chinese media sources claim that it is the Chinese equivalent of Soviet SA - 18 Grouse , which it strongly resembles . Like its predecessor QW - 1 , QW - 1M also appeared to incorporate technologies of FIM - 92 Stinger . Various western sources have postulated that China had likely obtained FIM - 92 Stinger samples from either Afghan guerrilla or Pakistan , or even Iran , but such claims have yet to be confirmed . The missile is slightly heavier than QW - 1 , weighing at 18 kg for the entire system , and it is claimed to have better ECCM capability and better capability to engage low - flying missiles in comparison to QW - 1 . QW - 1A . QW - 1A is a derivative of QW - 1M , with the adaptation of man - portable radar weighing 30 kg and a range of 15 km , and it is carried by the observer . The associating fire control system enables various QW - 1A units to be linked up and thus increasing the effectiveness by forming an air defense network , which in turn , could be integrated into large air defense network . The overall effectiveness of the QW - 1A system is claimed by many domestic Chinese internet media sources as equal to or better than that of FIM - 92A . Although the entire QW - 1A system including radar / fire control system could be carried by a crew of 2 - men team , it is often mounted on vehicles . QW - 11 . QW - 11 is a development of QW family that is specifically designed to engage terrain hugging cruise missiles , while retaining the capability of engaging low - flying aircraft . QW - 11 was first revealed at Zhuhai Air Show in 2002 and many domestic Chinese media sources claim that it is at least equal to , and possibly better than , FIM - 92B . A new combined impact and proximity fuze is developed to provide better capability against cruise missiles . QW - 11G . Improved version of QW - 11 with enhanced ECCM capability was displayed at same Zhuai Air Show with QW - 11 in 2002 , many domestic Chinese media sources claim that it is the Chinese equivalent of FIM - 92C in terms of overall combat effectiveness . The suffix G stands for " Gaijin " or " Gailiang " in Chinese , meaning improvement . The QW - 11G system does not have dimensional changes physically so that QW - 11 missile can be directly used for QW - 11G . QW - 18 . QW - 18 is the development of the QW - 11G with an improved seeker . QW - 18 first appeared in Zhuai Air Show with QW - 11 and QW - 11G in 2002 , many domestic Chinese media sources claim that it is the Chinese equivalent of FIM - 92D . An enhanced dual band infrared seeker is developed so that the target is not only tracked via the exhaust heat , but also the temperature difference of the skin of the target . These improvements provided better capabilities against terrain - hugging cruise missiles at supersonic speed . Externally , QW - 18 is identical to QW - 11G / QW - 11 . QW - 2 . QW - 2 is a missile with all aspect attack capability and improved ECCM capability . There are two types of seeker for QW - 2 : the first is the dual band infrared passive seeker first revealed in 1998 , and an imaging IR ( ImIR ) seeker has been designed sometimes later . The fuse is similar to that of QW - 18 . The minimum altitude is decreased to 10 m , thus further improving the capability against low - flying cruise missile and hovering helicopters that suddenly pop up from hiding . QW - 2 is considered by many domestic Chinese media sources as the Chinese equivalent of FIM - 92E . Foreign Variant : CQW - 2 . Vehicle mounted version of QW - 2 mounted on a 4 x 4 high mobility armored vehicle with three crew members : commander , driver and gunner . The fire control systems mainly consisted of radar and electro - optical system . Once the target is acquired by radar , it is passed to the electro - optical system for tracking and engagement . The onboard system allows the gunner to fire either a single missile or two missiles at a time , and there is a total of 8 missiles . Inside the vehicle , there are another additional 8 missiles for reload . The missiles of CQW - 2 are interchangeable with that of MANPAD version , but they cannot be directly interchanged in the field . The prefix " C " standards for " Che - zai " in Chinese , meaning vehicle mounted . QW - 3 . This is the Chinese equivalent of French Mistral missile , with fuse developed from that of QW - 2 . The missile is unique among Chinese MANPAD in that this is the only surface - to - air missile that adopts the semi - active laser guidance similar to AGM - 114 Hellfire . The gyro stabilized seeker provides very high degree of accuracy and is extremely effective against low altitude cruise missiles . The 15 degrees per second tracking rate of the seeker is relatively low in comparison for other MANPAD for supersonic targets in high g maneuver at very high altitudes , but this is by no means handicapping the performance because such targets are not intended to be for QW - 3 , which is specifically designed to engage terrain hugging helicopters and UAV ’ s and other fast flying targets at extremely low altitudes , including supersonic sea skimming cruise missiles . The external look of the missile is similar to earlier QW missile with the exception of adding a booster with greater diameter than that of the missile . Due to the increased size and weight , the missile cannot be shoulder fired like other MANPAD , but must be fired from bipod or tripod like French Mistral missile and Swedish RBS 70 . TB - 1 . TB - 1 is a missile derived from QW series , first revealed at the 8th Zhuhai Airshow held in the 4th Quarter of 2010 by its developer , China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation ( 中国航天科工集团公司 ) . TB - 1 utilizes the airframe of QW - 1 / 2 and the seeker of QW - 3 , and thus has the same diameter of QW - 1 / 2 and the main stage of QW - 3 , around 70 millimeter . TB - 1 is designed to engage both aerial and ground targets by adopting a specially designed shaped charge armor - piercing blast - fragmentation warhead , so that it can successfully destroy armored vehicles and light tanks , in addition to aerial targets QW - 1 / 2 / 3 could destroy . At its public debut , a twin launcher was shown . FLS - 1 . Naval version of QW - 3 with launcher looks very similar to that of RIM - 116 Rolling Airframe Missile externally . Although many Chinese media sources claim that it is the equivalent of RIM - 116 Rolling Airframe Missile , with the total weight less than a ton ( a single launcher containing missiles ) . When QW - 3 missiles are used , the FLS - 1 system actually lacks the fire - and - forget capability of the RAM . However , the FLS - 1 system can also be used to deploy the infrared guided TY - 90 , and thus becoming a fire - and - forget capable SAM system like American RIM - 116 Rolling Airframe Missile . The fire control system includes radar and electro - optics , that can be either dedicated or utilizing the existing systems on board the naval vessel . The FLS - 1 system with QW - 3 missiles has been retrofitted to fast attack craft of the PLAN , but FLS - 1 system with TY - 90 has not entered services ( as of 2008 ) despite successfully completing acceptance tests and receiving state certification . Although naval versions of other members of QW family have been successfully developed , they were not accepted into service with the exception of FLS - 1 . Instead , the Chinese deploy other QW missiles in the similar way United States Navy deploys FIM - 92 Stinger missiles on board ships : sailors and marines on board ships were organized into MANPAD Gunnery Detachment to station on board ships , and fire the missile like the way the missiles are shoulder - fired on land . QW - 4 . The newest member of QW series with the fuze similar to that of QW - 2 , and a new thermal imaging seeker . The new fully electric control surfaces provide smoother flight path curves , thus greatly improved accuracy . The missile is claimed by many domestic Chinese media sources as the Chinese equivalent of FIM - 92G . FLV - 1 . Vehicle mounted version for all QW series of missiles , development of CQW - 2 . In addition to QW series of missiles , other Chinese built MANPAD missiles such as HN - 5 series and FN - 6 series can also be used ( though for QW - 3 , the launcher must be modified to accommodate the larger missile ) . The missiles are also mounted a high mobility 4 x 4 armored vehicle with same configuration , and the speed of the vehicle is greater than 85 km per hour and range is slightly greater than 600 km . The fire control system also works in the way similar to that of CQW - 2 , and the radar of FLV - 1 has a range of 18 + km . The reaction of the entire system is less than 8 seconds . The missiles of FLV - 1 can be directly removed from the vehicle mount and rapidly used by infantry in the field as shoulder fired missiles . FLG - 1 . Development of FLV - 1 with upgraded C4I system so that in addition to the missiles of FLV - 1 , up to half a dozen towed anti - aircraft artillery could also be controlled at the same time . Since the towed anti - aircraft artillery lacked fire control system and the FLV - 1 system lacks any guns , the combined anti - aircraft artillery and air defense missile system overcomes the disadvantage for both and greatly improved the performance in comparison to separate individual system . The FLG - 1 system can be integrated into larger air defense network . FL - 2000 ( V ) . FL - 2000 ( V ) ( short for Flying Leopard 2000 Vehicle mounted ) is the latest member which first made its public debut in China at the end of 2004 during the 5th Zhuhai Airshow . FL - 2000 ( V ) is a development of FLG - 1 which utilizes modular design concept , enabling the system to incorporate a wide range of missiles and systems developed earlier . Laser designator is added the existing fire control system ( FCS ) so that the semi - active laser guided QW - 3 can be directly used in the air defense system , instead of having to modify the earlier FCS first . Another significant improvement over FLG - 1 is that FL - 2000 ( V ) incorporates the land - based version of FLS - 1 , and due to the modular design , the land - based version FLS - 1 system is interchangeable with other land based system , and thus can be mounted on same chassis . FL - 2000 ( V ) system consists of 3 versions , FL - 2000A , FL - 2000B and FL - 2000C . The A version is the basic model , with each vehicle has its own FCS , controlling missiles carried and AAA assigned . The B version incorporates a command vehicle so that several A versions and associating AAA can be integrated as a network to fight together . The C version incorporates TY - 90 missile , further expanding capability . FLV - 2 . FLV - 2 is the result of the merging of FLV and FL - 2000 SAMs , and thus also designated as FL - 2000 ( V2 ) . FLV - 2 is designed as a light weight , low cost SAM system that can be equipped in large numbers and also rapidly transported . In comparison to FLV - 1 , the original chassis of FLV - 1 based on armored personal carrier is replaced by a truck chassis in FLV - 2 / FL - 2000V2 to reduce cost , and the protection of the crew is offered by add - on armor . FL - 9 . FL - 9 is another SAM system utilizing QW series MANPADS , and it is not to be confused with the Chinese anti - shipping missile also designated as FL - 9 , which is a derivative of TL - 6 . FL - 9 SAM system is similar to FL - 2000C in that both utilizes QW series MANPAD and TY - 90 . FL - 9 is a highly automated system that the operation of engaging targets can be performed by a single person . The vehicle carries a total of six missiles , three on each side of the FCS arranged in the following way : one TY - 90 atop of two QW - 18 . The FCS included TV , IR and laser . Another improved feature of FL - 9 is that in addition to SAMs , surface - to - surface missile can also be deployed on the same platform . TD - 2000 . At the 7th Zhuhai Airshow held at the end of 2008 , China National Precision Machinery Import and Export Corporation ( CNPMIEC ) revealed a new family of mobile SAM system based on QW - 4 . The new SAM systems in dubbed as TD - 2000 , which is based on the 4 x 4 ZFB05 armored vehicle manufactured by Shaanxi Baoji Special Vehicles Manufacturing Co . Ltd . A total of 8 QW - 4 missiles are mounted atop of the vehicle in two groups of 4 , with the electro - optical ( optronic ) fire control systems ( FCS ) in the middle . The optronic FCS is the OT - 3 , derived from OFC - 3 optronic FCS used on Type 730 CIWS , and developed by the same manufacturer of OFC - 3 . The range of the optronic FCS is greater than 15 km , and the reaction time is less than 6 seconds , and it weighs around 110 kg . The reaction time of the missile is less than a second . Missiles of TD - 2000 can be fired simultaneously in pairs , either a pair or two pairs , against a single target , or simultaneously against two different targets , and all missiles can be reloaded within 7 minutes . TD - 2000 can fire its missiles from traveling state in less than 5 to 10 minutes . TD - 2000 features a built - in - test / diagnostic system which greatly improves its reliability and maintenbility . Specifications : TD - 2000B . To increase the capability of TD - 2000 , China National Precision Machinery Import and Export Corporation ( CNPMIEC ) also revealed a development of TD - 2000 , dubbed as TD - 2000B at the same Zhuhai Airshow , where TD - 2000B was displayed as part of the subsystem of TD - 2000B . The primary improvement over the original system is the extra C4ISR capability added so that in addition to control the QW - 4 missiles of TD - 2000 , TD - 2000B can also simultaneously control up to 6 anti - aircraft artillery pieces . To provide the extra C4ISR capability needed , two more vehicles was added to the original TD - 2000 , both based on the same chassis of the original TD - 2000 , the 4 x 4 ZFB05 armored vehicle manufactured by Shaanxi Baoji Special Vehicles Manufacturing Co . Ltd . One ZFB05 carried a solid state passive phased array radar , which provides targeting information , when used in conjunction with the command vehicle , the second one added to the TD - 2000B SAM system . The radar is capable of simultaneously provide fire control for 32 missiles against 16 targets ( 2 missiles against each target ) , and additional targeting information can be provided to up to 6 anti - aircraft artillery pieces . The reaction time of the radar is less than 10 seconds , and its range is greater than 40 km . Using the same chassis reduces logistic and operational cost , but the system can be mounted on other chassis upon customer ' s request . Although the anti - aircraft guns controlled by TD - 2000B can be up to caliber of 100 mm , 57 mm or less is more usual . Like its predecessor TD - 2000 , TD - 2000B can also be integrated into larger air - defense network via LIN - VK data link to further increase its effectiveness . CNPMIEC has revealed at the 7th Zhuhai Airshow held at the end of 2008 that TD - 2000B can also be armed with FN - 16 MANPAD , which made its public debut at the same exhibition , but only the QW - 4 armed the version of TD - 2000B was shown to the public , and FN - 16 armed TD - 2000B had yet to enter service or meeting any export success . At the same airshow , CNPMIEC also revealed that in the early half of 2008 , the first export customer , Indonesia had ordered TD - 2000B for total of 35 million US $ . The deal included two sets of QW - 4 MANPAD armed TD - 2000B , with an unspecified number of additional QW - 4 missiles , and all after - sale supports , but without any anti - aircraft artillery pieces . However , the deal also includes the integration of some anti - aircraft artillery pieces currently in Indonesian inventory to the TD - 2000B SAM systems purchased .