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Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS)Soviet Union · 1981–present · Active
Igla-S
Soviet/Russian man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM) system.
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About the Igla-S
The 9K38 Igla 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).
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