For the air-to-air rocket named Gimlet, see Gimlet (rocket). For the flying boat designated SA-16, see Grumman HU-16 Albatross.
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[1] Russo-Ukrainian War (War in Donbass) Sinai insurgency Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[2]
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[3] (peak), about Mach 1.9
Guidance system
Dual waveband infra-red (S-version)[4]
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
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