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9K38 Igla

Missiles And Guided Munitions

The 9K38 Igla, NATO reporting name SA-18 Grouse, is a Soviet/Russian man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile system, with an earlier simplified variant, the 9K310 Igla-1, and a later variant, the 9K338 Igla-S.

Facts
Weapon Class
man-portable infrared-homing surface-to-air missile (MANPADS) 1
Introduced Year
1981 2
Introduced Year
1983 1
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
Connections

Used In

Bosnian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 9K38 Igla
Gulf War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 9K38 Igla
Iran-Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 9K38 Igla
Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 9K38 Igla
Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 9K38 Igla
Second Chechen War, Wars
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Sri Lankan Civil War, Wars
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Syrian Civil War, Wars
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Yugoslav Wars, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 9K38 Igla
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Business Atlas: KBM, manufactured by there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: 9K38 Igla
Wikipedia
  • Lead section, sentence 1 (system identity)
    is a Soviet/Russian man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM) system
  • Lead section, paragraph 2 (service-entry dates)
    the Igla in 1983
  • Lead section, sentence 1 (system classification)
    man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM) system
  • service-status
    service = 1981-present
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Iran-Iraq War
  • Used In: Sri Lankan Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Sri Lankan Civil War
  • Used In: Gulf War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Gulf War
  • Used In: Yugoslav Wars, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Yugoslav Wars
  • Used In: Bosnian War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Bosnian War
  • Used In: Second Chechen War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Second Chechen War
  • Used In: Iraq War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Iraq War
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Syrian civil war
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Russo-Ukrainian War
View the Source
2. Wikidata: 9K38 Igla
Wikidata Q147847, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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