{"id":127040,"date":"2026-10-01T12:04:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T06:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=127040"},"modified":"2026-10-01T12:04:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T06:34:39","slug":"misagh-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/misagh-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Misagh-2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Misagh-2 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Russian forces have begun using an Iranian Misagh-2 man-portable surface-to-air missile system to intercept Ukrainian unmanned aircraft, according to Ukrainian reporting and imagery. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Misagh-2<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>Iranian man-portable infrared-guided surface-to-air missile system.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>variant of the Chinese QW-2 Vanguard <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">missile system.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its main mission is to <\/span><b>strike tactical targets such as fighters, attackers,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and armed helicopters at <\/span><b>low and very low altitudes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can also supply effective air defense for military bases, political and industrial centers, and other important facilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Misagh-2 <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile itself weighs 11.32 kg at launch, the warhead 1.42 kg, and the complete system 18 kg in the firing position.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can <\/span><b>engage approaching targets out to 6 km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>receding targets out to 5.2 km.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>maximum effective altitude against jet fighters <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is about <\/span><b>2.5 km,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>helicopters and subsonic aircraft<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about<\/span><b> 3.5 km. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It uses a <\/span><b>passive infrared (IR) seeker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is designed as a <\/span><b>fire-and-forget weapon.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once launched, the missile can track the infrared signature of its target without requiring continued guidance from the operator, allowing the firing team to immediately leave its position.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>dual-band passive IR seeker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has <\/span><b>strong resistance to heat flares dispensed by the target <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and solar\/ground heat, thus improving the missile\u2019s performance in day\/night, all-weather conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/militarywatchmagazine.com\/article\/russian-forces-iranian-misagh2-defence-ukrainian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>MIL<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Misagh-2 is an Iranian man-portable infrared-guided surface-to-air missile system. 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