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).

2024年7月27日 · The SA-24 Grinch Igla-S man-portable air defense missile (MANPADS) system is designed for use against visible targets such as tactical aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, head-on or receding, in the presence of natural (background) clutter and countermeasures.

The Igla man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) are one of the best-selling arms. This system belongs to the second-generation MANPADS meeting the most stringent requirements to...

2022年3月15日 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the SA-24 (Grinch) / 9K338 Igla-S Man-Portable, Shoulder-Launched Anti-Aircraft Missile System including pictures.

NATO reporting name corresponding to US DoD SA series surface-to-air missiles, with Soviet designations or Chinese designations: To differentiate Russian missiles from similarly named Chinese ones, RS prefix was added to the US DoD reporting name.

SA-24 (Grinch) / 9K338 Igla-S HistoryThe culmination of missile design work by Soviet engineers in the 1950s and 1960s became the 9K338 Igla-S (NATO: SA-24 Grinch) man-portable, shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missile of 2004.

The Igla-S (SA-24) is Russia's most advanced MANPADS and considered one of the most lethal portable air defense systems ever made.

Sextuple launcher for 9M342 missiles of the 9K338 Igla-S (NATO: SA-24 Grinch) system seen on a Mi-28 (NATO: Havoc) series attack helicopter in 2015. Source: Vitaly V. Kuzmin Copyright: CC BY-SA 4.0

2013年5月31日 · The image above, a screenshot from a recently uploaded video, appears to show a fully assembled 9K338 Igla-S (NATO reporting name: SA-24 Grinch) in the hands of rebel forces in Syria. The fighters, from the Alasala Watanmia Front, exhibit four different man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS) in the video uploaded on May 30, 2013.

The 9K338 Igla-S (SA-24 Grinch) man portable air defence missile (MANPADS) system is designed for use against visible targets as tactical aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicle,...