page_title: 9K38 Igla
hierarchical_section_title: 9K38 Igla
caption_attribution_description: English: IGLA-S Strelets set for firing of missiles.
context_page_description: The 9K38 Igla is a Russian/Soviet man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile. A simplified, earlier version is known as the 9K310 Igla-1, or SA-16 Gimlet, and the latest variant is the 9K338 Igla-S.
  The Igla-1 entered service in 1981, the Igla in 1983, and the Igla-S in 2004. The Igla is being supplemented by the 9K333 Verba since 2014.
context_section_description: 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). A simplified, earlier version is known as the 9K310 Igla-1, or 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. The Igla is being supplemented by the 9K333 Verba since 2014.
caption: 9K338 Igla-S (SA-24) missile and launch tube.
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