Misagh-3

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Misagh-3
The Misagh-3 MANPADS and missile unveiled in 2017.
TypeMANPADS
Place of originIran
Service history
In service2017-Present
Used byIran
Production history
ManufacturerMinistry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran)
ProducedFebruary 6, 2017
Specifications
Mass17 kg (37 lb)
Length~1.5 m (4 ft)
Warhead1.5 kg (3.3 lb) FRAG-HE

Enginesolid rocket motor
Operational
range
5 km (3.1 mil)
Maximum speed 850 m/s (Mach 2.88)
Guidance
system
Infrared homing
Launch
platform
Man portable

The Misagh-3 (Persian: موشک دوش‌پرتاب میثاق-۳) is an Iranian infrared homing short range air defense system manufactured by MODAFL of Iran and unveiled in 2017.[1][2]

Misagh-3 is an upgraded version of Misagh-1 and Misagh-2 that were based on the QW-18.[3][4]

Design[edit]

The Misagh-3 has a range of five kilometers and a maximum flight height of 4000 meters with a maximum flight speed of 850 m/s (2.88 Mach) and a 1.4 kilograms of high-explosion warhead.[5]

To deal with the thermal disruptor (flare) in helicopters and fighter jets, it’s equipped with a 360 degrees laser fuse system.[6]

After the MANPAD is fired, a laser radiation source inside the missile spreads the light around 360 degrees; As soon as it approaches the target and reflects the light of the laser light that hits the considered target, the warhead of the missile is activated. [7][8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The latest Iranian shower thrower named "Misagh 3" was unveiled tasnimnews.com, Retrieved 1 March 2021
  2. ^ New capability laser fuses in the Iranian missile industry (Misagh 3) ana.press, Retrieved 1 March 2021
  3. ^ IRINN, Misagh-3, Retrieved 1 March 2021
  4. ^ Yuri Lyamin (2017) https://imp-navigator.livejournal (dot) com/577790.html[better source needed]
  5. ^ "موشک جدید ایرانی سوار بر موج لیزر به شکار پهپادها می‌رود- اخبار خواندنی - اخبار رسانه ها تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  6. ^ "موشک پدافند هوایی خانواده میثاق". جنگاوران (in Persian). 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  7. ^ Misagh Triple Launchers defapress.ir, Retrieved 1 March 2021
  8. ^ Unveiling and opening of the production line Misagh-3[permanent dead link] irinn.ir, Retrieved 1 March 2021