Description:
The Igla is a man-portable, shoulder-launched, short range Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) designed to engage low flying fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft and cruise missiles. It is a family of missile systems comprising the Igla (SA-18 Grouse and the naval version SA-N-8 Grouse western designations) and the improved Igla-1/Igla-1M (SA-16 Gimlet and naval version SA-N-10 Gimlet NATO-codenames). It is intended to provide protection for military units on the battlefield and installations as well as Russian warships.
Igla is an improved derivative of proven SA-7 (Strela-2) and SA-14 (Strela-3) man-portable missiles featuring an increased range and speed. The SAM system comprises the 9M39 missile and the 9K38 and 9P516 launch units with an integrated sight. A passive infrared IR homing head has been provided to achieve the fire and forget capability. The same seeker offers better protection against electro-optical countermeasures than early generations of Soviet IR-missiles.
The Igla employing the 9M39 missile is able to engage fast targets flying at Mach 1.2, between 10 and 3,500 meters of altitude, and at a maximum range of 5,200 meters. It is the Soviet counterpart to the American Stinger missile. The missile was exported to Varsaw Pact countries and Middle East nations becoming very popular by its ease of use and efficiency.
Specifications Dimensions: Length 1,600 mm
Weights: Max Weight 17 kg (37.5 lb), Warhead 2 kg (4.4 lb)
Performance: Ceiling 3,500 m (11,483 ft), Max Range 5,200 m (17,060 ft), Min Range 500 m (1,640 ft)
Belarus
Brazil
Bulgaria
Finland
Hungary
Malaysia / 382 
Mexico
Peru
Poland
Russia
Slovakia
Syria
Turkey
Ukraine