9K38 Igla
The 9K38 Igla (Russian: Игла́, "needle", NATO reporting name SA18 Grouse) is a Russian/Soviet manportable infrared homing surfacetoair missile (SAM) system. A simplified, earlier version is known as the 9K310 Igla1, or SA16 Gimlet, and the latest variant is the 9K338 IglaS (SA24 Grinch).. The Igla1 entered service in 1981, the Igla in 1983, and the IglaS in .