9K38 Igla
| 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 Sri Lankan Civil War Siachen conflict Somali Civil War Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Bosnian War Cenepa War Second Chechen War Iraq War First Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War Sinai insurgency Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict |
| 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 Soviet/Russian 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. The Igla has been supplemented by the 9K333 Verba since 2014.