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QW missile

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The QW, or Qianwei, is a series of man-portable air-defense systems developed by the Chinese defense corporation China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Man-portable air-defense system 1
Introduced Year
1992 1
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
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Operated By

People's Liberation Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: QW missile
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1. Wikipedia: QW missile
  • Lead section, sentence 1
    man-portable air-defense systems
  • Service history
    reached initial operational capability (IOC) in 1992
  • service-status
    service = 1992-present
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Operated By: People's Liberation Army, Wikipedia article text
    In 1997, the QW-1 was equipped for the frontline units of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
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Wikidata: QW missile
Wikidata Q7265620, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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