At the end of 1998 the improved "Qianwei (Advance Guard)-2" was introduced. According to the developers of this new missile, the "Qianwei-2" is the world's most effective one-man shoulder-launched ultra-low-altitude air defense missile, surpassing the US "Stinger" and the the French "Mistral" in performance.
Specifications
Contractor Entered Service Total length Diameter Wingspan Weight Warhead Weight Propulsion Maximum Speed Maximum effective range Guidance mode Single-shot hit probability 
For more information on the QW-2 and efforts to control its proliferation, see ASMP Issue Brief #1: MANPADS Proliferation
