9K38 Igla

Igla, SA-18 Grouse, SA-N-10 Grouse
Igla, SA-18 Grouse, SA-N-10 Grouse
	9K338 Igla-S (SA-24) missile and launch tube.
Type	Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS)
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1981–present
Used by	See Operators
Wars	Iran-Iraq War; Gulf War; Cenepa War; Sri Lankan Civil War; Yugoslav Wars; Bosnian War; Iraq War; Second Chechen War; Somali Civil War; First Libyan Civil War; Syrian civil war; Russo-Ukrainian War (War in Donbass); Sinai insurgency; Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present); 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine;
Production history
Manufacturer	KB Mashinostroyeniya – Developer of the system
Produced	1981–present
Specifications
Mass	Missile weight: 10.8 kg (24 lb) ; Full system: 17.9 kg (39 lb)
Length	1.574 m (5.16 ft)
Diameter	72 mm
Warhead	1.17 kg (2.6 lb) with 390 g (14 oz) explosive
Detonation; mechanism	Contact and grazing fuze
Engine	Solid fuel rocket motor
Operational; range	5.0 km (3.1 mi) – Igla-1 ; 5.2 km (3.2 mi) – Igla ; 6.0 km (3.7 mi) – Igla-S
Flight ceiling	3.5 km (11,000 ft)
Maximum speed	570 m/s (peak), about Mach 1.9
Guidance; system	Dual waveband infra-red (S-version)

The 9K38 Igla (Russian: Игла́, "needle", NATO reporting name SA-18 Grouse) is a Russian/Soviet man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. A simplified, earlier version is known as the 9K310 Igla-1 (NATO: SA-16 Gimlet), and the latest variant is the 9K338 Igla-S (SA-24 Grinch).

The Igla-1 entered service in 1981, the Igla in 1983, and the Igla-S in 2004.^{[citation needed]} The Igla has been supplemented by the 9K333 Verba since 2014.^[5]

^ Hollybats (16 December 2014). "Isis Syria War FSA fire an Igla SAM at a regime aircraft over Nebbel 16.12.2014". Archived from the original on 30 April 2020 – via YouTube.
^ @OSINTtechnical (26 February 2022). "Ukrainian soldier engages a Russian jet with an Igla" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 September 2022 – via Twitter.
^ SA-18 Grouse 9K38 Igla man-portable missile technical data sheet specifications description pictures | Russia Russian army light heavy weapons UK | Russia Russian army military equipment vehicles UK Archived 1 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Armyrecognition.com (18 December 2011). Retrieved on 2017-01-06.
^ "9К338 Игла-С – SA-24 GRINCH". Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
^ New Russian Verba MANPADS will replace Igla-S Archived 26 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine - Armyrecognition.com, 15 September 2014

[1] Hollybats (16 December 2014). "Isis Syria War FSA fire an Igla SAM at a regime aircraft over Nebbel 16.12.2014". Archived from the original on 30 April 2020 – via YouTube.

[2] @OSINTtechnical (26 February 2022). "Ukrainian soldier engages a Russian jet with an Igla" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 September 2022 – via Twitter.

[3] SA-18 Grouse 9K38 Igla man-portable missile technical data sheet specifications description pictures | Russia Russian army light heavy weapons UK | Russia Russian army military equipment vehicles UK Archived 1 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Armyrecognition.com (18 December 2011). Retrieved on 2017-01-06.

[9К338_Игла-С_-_SA-24_GRINCH-4] "9К338 Игла-С – SA-24 GRINCH". Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

[armyrecognition.com-5] New Russian Verba MANPADS will replace Igla-S Archived 26 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine - Armyrecognition.com, 15 September 2014

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