Chinese air defence missile ‘shows world-leading ability to find its target’

[beijingwalker]

Chinese air defence missile ‘shows world-leading ability to find its target’​

• Video released by state broadcaster CCTV shows QW-12 missile catching a target drone among eight decoy flares
• No previous missile has demonstrated this level of ability to distinguish targets from decoys, the report says

Published: 9:23pm, 15 Feb, 2022

CCTV’s video shows the QW-12 missile intercepting a target during tests. Photo: CCTV

China’s new portable air defence missile has shown a world-leading ability to distinguish targets from decoys and hit them during tests, according to state media.

The QW-12 is a domestically made infantry missile designed to counter helicopters, jets, drones and cruise missiles. It was shown accurately catching a target drone among eight decoy flares in an undated video released last week by state broadcaster CCTV.

“Our missile was not distracted by the decoys at all and hit right on the target,” the CCTV report said. “No missile of this kind in the world has yet publicly demonstrated such capability.”

In the video of the tests, the QW-12 was shown being operated by a crew of three, with a launcher placed on the ground. After it was sent into the air by the chief operator, the missile ignited its main engine to speed up as it tracked the infrared signal of the target.

The decoys were set off when the air defence missile approached the target aircraft, and simulated attack helicopters by mimicking their infrared signals to potentially confuse the incoming missile. But the QW-12 ignored the decoys and hit the drone correctly, the footage suggested.

Besides the slower target of the drone, the test also included the QW-12’s precision interception of a faster-moving 122mm-calibre rocket, which was used to represent a cruise missile or plane.

The CCTV report said the high-speed target was taken down by the missile thanks to its laser proximity detonator, which was triggered when the QW-12 moved close to the rocket, creating shock waves.

The footage showed that a sensor system was attached to the launcher. The report said the sensors were being used to collect data from the exercise for further analysis.

The highly portable weapon is a successor of the QW-2 and is designed to be compact and lightweight with high firepower. It can be operated by being carried by soldiers or mounted on vehicles, with multiple QW-12s able to be fired from one vehicle.

The tests were carried out at a test range in northern China, but CCTV did not when they took place.

The QW series, which has been exhibited previously at defence expos, could also prove attractive in the international arms market, military expert Shi Hong told Chinese nationalistic tabloid Global Times.

The test showed the QW-12’s abilities in a complex battlefield environment, Shi said.

China is one of the few countries to have developed portable air defence missiles. The most popular portable air defence missile is still the United States’ FIM-92 “Stinger”, which has been widely bought and used by armed forces as well as guerilla militants across the world since the 1980s.

However, the QW-12, with its newer technologies, has much better anti-decoy capability than its decades-old competitors.

Chinese air defence missile ‘shows world-leading ability to find its target’

Video released by state broadcaster CCTV shows QW-12 missile catching a target drone among eight decoy flares.

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[beijingwalker]

Chinese Media ‘Gung-Ho’ Over New Air Defense Missile; Says No Country Has Ever Demonstrated Such Capabilities​

ByAshish Dangwal

February 16, 2022

China’s newest portable air defense missile, the QW-12, is said to have shown remarkable performance in intercepting helicopters, aircraft, and cruise missiles in a live-fire test.

The state-run Global Times is gung-ho about the weapon, calling it world-class as it showcased an anti-decoy capability that “no foreign counterpart has ever demonstrated”.

The test, which took place at a target range in North China, purportedly saw the QW-12 missile effectively take down a specifically designed target aircraft.

The target was built to replicate an attack helicopter by simulating its infrared signal. When the QW-12 missile approached, the aircraft fired eight decoy flares which resembled the target aircraft’s infrared signal in an attempt to deceive the missile.

However, the missile ignored the flares and hit the target, according to the report, which also claims that no other similar missile in the world has demonstrated similar capability publicly.

In another test, the missile was tasked with intercepting a faster target, a 122-millimeter-caliber rocket imitating a jet or cruise missile that soars at 360 meters per second.

The second test was also successful. However, given the speed of the target, a direct hit was not possible, therefore the missile used its laser proximity detonator to explode itself near the target. With shockwaves and fragmentation, the missile brought down the target, GT report claimed.

Shi Hong, the executive chief editor of the Chinese magazine Shipborne Weapons, told the Global Times that the test demonstrated the QW-12’s ability to perform tasks in a complex battlefield situation.

The system can also be mounted on vehicles, giving the missile very high mobility, according to Shi, who added that each vehicle can carry several missiles, delivering even greater firepower.

China boasts about being one of the few countries in the world to independently manufacture portable air defense missiles. It is said the QW-12 was developed with cutting-edge technologies, resulting in a compact design, lightweight, and tremendous firepower.

QW-Series Missiles ​

Shi stated that China showcased QW series missiles at defense expos with the goal of providing various options to the world arms market. The QW-2, a predecessor of the QW-12, was used at the 2017 International Army Games’ air defense competition.

The QianWei-2 (QW-2) is a third-generation man-portable shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile (SAM) manufactured by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and export customers. It is also known as Vanguard 2 in the export market.

Its layout resembles that of the Russian 9K310/SA-16 Gimlet portable SAM system, which served as the foundation for the QW-1 SAM system. It was first displayed in 1998 at the Paris Air Show and entered service with the PLA by the late 1990s or early 2000s.

Pakistan is also manufacturing this weapon under the name Anza Mk-3 missile. This fire-and-forget missile has a two-color infrared seeker and a single-stage solid rocket, and it takes a two-man crew to operate. In 2007, the QW-2 SAM system was sold to Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Navy has received QW-18A man-portable air defense missile systems from China. The QW-18A is an enhanced variant of the QW-18, a portable air defense missile system with anti-infrared capability that can attack even very low altitude air targets with a flight speed of more than 300 m/s omnidirectionally.

The QW-18 can be combined with various air defense weapon systems. Air-to-air missiles, ship-to-air missiles, and missile-gun air defense armament systems are all possible extensions. Pakistan received 100 QW-18 systems from China.

The QW-18 can engage aerial targets with a range of 500 to 5,000 meters and a height of 10 to 4,000 meters. Electric-servo control actuators of the QW-18A given to the Bangladesh Navy improve guidance and flying characteristics of the missile, which can then effectively intercept supersonic cruise missiles.

The deployment of man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) onboard ships, particularly those lacking a combat system, provides a low-cost defense against aerial threats such as anti-ship missiles, combat aircraft, helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

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[ARMalik]

Equivalent to US Javelin?

 

[Beast]

Equivalent to US Javelin?

Javelin is a ATGM. QW-12 is a SAM manpad

 

[TNT]

I laugh at the people that think chinese equipment quality is not good, these ppl are living in 90s. I say the speed at which china developed, it will also enhance its product quality at same speed. The world will realize it sooner or later.

 

[IblinI]

I laugh at the people that think chinese equipment quality is not good, these ppl are living in 90s. I say the speed at which china developed, it will also enhance its product quality at same speed. The world will realize it sooner or later.

they can laugh while we are building stealth bomber/ EMALS carrier and later sixth gen fighter and nuclear power carrier.