Misaq 1 (QW-1)

The QW or Qianwei is a series of man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) developed by the Chinese defense corporation China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC).

Developed in the late 1990s to modernize Iran's air defense arsenal and reduce reliance on aging Western and Soviet-era stockpiles, the system was created through the transfer and reverse-engineering of Chinese technology. The missile officially entered service with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iranian Army in the early 2000s. Beyond domestic deployment, the weapon has been widely exported to regional proxies, seeing documented combat use by Hezbollah in Lebanon, Houthi forces in Yemen, and various factions in the Syrian Civil War. Although largely succeeded in frontline production by the upgraded Misagh-2 and Misagh-3 variants, the Misagh-1 remains in active service and established the foundation for Iran's domestic MANPADS program.