9K38 Igla

«SA-18 Grouse»
MANPADSRussia1983In service

Second-generation Soviet MANPADS with cooled IR seeker and basic flare discrimination.

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Russia · KBM Kolomna

9K38 Igla

SA-18 Grouse

Second-generation Soviet MANPADS with cooled IR seeker and basic flare discrimination.

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Identity

Designation
9K38 Igla
Alias
SA-18 Grouse
Manufacturer
KBM Kolomna
Country
Russia
Year
1983
Category
MANPADS
Status
In service

Performance

Range
5.2 km
Top speed
~600 m/s
Guidance
IR raffreddato a due colori
Warhead
HE 1.17 kg

Physical characteristics

Launch platform
Spalleggiabile / Strelets / navale
Length
1.574 m
Launch weight
17.9 kg

Main operators

RussiaIndiaVietnammolti paesi ex-URSS

History

Successor to Igla-1 (SA-16), Igla introduced a cooled IR seeker with flare discrimination logic and reduced reaction time.

Fielded by 30+ countries and widely used from the 1990s onward, from Afghanistan to the Caucasus and Syria.

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