| 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 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 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.[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 (25 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