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9K38 Igla

man-portable surface-to-air missile system
Class type of: surface-to-air missile, man-portable air-defense system Q147847
9K38 Igla
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Facts

14 properties

Identity

Instance of
missile model
Native label
Игла[14]

Population and size

Length
1.574[15]
More facts +11
Subclass of
surface-to-air missile, man-portable air-defense system[6][7]
Country of origin
Soviet Union[8]
Developer
Sergey Nepobedimy[5]
Diameter
72.0[17]
Guidance system
infrared homing[12]
Manufacturer
KBM[4]
Mass
10.8[16]
NATO reporting name
Gimlet, Grouse, Grinch[9][10][11]
Named after
sewing needle[3]
Operator
Soviet Army[2]
Service entry
1981[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en SA-18 Grouse en Grouse en SA-N-10 en Djigit en Sa-18 en Grinch en 9K338 Igla-S en 9K38 Igla en 9K310 Igla-1 en SA-24 Grinch en Igla MANPADS en SA-16 Gimlet en Igla en Gimlet ar إيغلا cs Grouse cs SA-N-10 cs 9K338 Igla-S cs SA-24 Grinch cs Grinch
🔖 Identifiers · 1
Freebase ID
/m/04yqcc

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🔗 Connections
← Armament 7
Mil Mi-28, Kamov Ka-50 Black Shark, Kamov Ka-52 Alligator, Admiral Essen, Parchim-class corvette, 36th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade, Pauk-class corvette
Subclass of 2
surface-to-air missile, man-portable air-defense system
Country of origin 1
Soviet Union
Developer 1
Sergey Nepobedimy
Guidance system 1
infrared homing
Manufacturer 1
KBM
Named after 1
sewing needle
Operator 1
Soviet Army
← Item operated 1
Angolan Army
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Summary

9K38 Igla is a missile model[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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