Misagh-3

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)
Producedsince 6 February 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
6 km (5.5 mil)
Flight altitude5 km
Maximum speed850 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.

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

Design

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.

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

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.

Operators

Non-State Actors

Operational history

Iran claimed to have shot down multiple aircraft during the 2026 United States F-15E rescue operation in Iran. According to Brig. Gen. Mohammad Akrami-Nia, the Speaker for the Iranian Army, one of the MC-130J Hercules had been shot by 2nd Brig. Gen. Massoud Zare using a MANPADS (which was later reported to be a Misagh-3).

References

  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. ↑ Yuri Lyamin (2017) https://imp-navigator.livejournal[dead link] (dot) com/577790.html[better source needed]
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "موشک پدافند هوایی خانواده میثاق". جنگاوران (in Persian). 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  6. ↑ Misagh Triple Launchers defapress.ir, Retrieved 1 March 2021
  7. ↑ Unveiling and opening of the production line Misagh-3[permanent dead link] irinn.ir, Retrieved 1 March 2021
  8. ↑ "Iran Daily - National - 02/07/06". www.iran-daily.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "منظومة الدفاع الجوي المستخدمة MANPAD تشبه النظام الإيراني ميثاق-3، وهي نسخة مطورة تستند إلى النموذج الصيني QW-18". Retrieved 29 October 2024.