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Kh- or Kalibr missile ‘caught’ by SA-24 Grinch. Read more at: https://bulgarianmilitary.com Source: Telegram #BulgarianMilitary is an online site for news, analysis, and comments on ...
The 9K38 Igla (Russian: Игла́, "needle", NATO reporting name SA-18 Grouse) 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).
31 maj 2013 · The image above, a screenshot from a recently uploaded video, appears to show a fully assembled 9K338 Igla-S (NATO reporting name: SA-24 Grinch) in the hands of rebel forces in Syria. The fighters, from the Alasala Watanmia Front, exhibit four different man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS) in the video uploaded on May 30, 2013.
The SA-24 Grinch Igla-S man-portable air defense missile (MANPADS) system is designed for use against visible targets such as tactical aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, head-on or receding, in the presence of natural (background) clutter and countermeasures.
Sextuple launcher for 9M342 missiles of the 9K338 Igla-S (NATO: SA-24 Grinch) system seen on a Mi-28 (NATO: Havoc) series attack helicopter in 2015. Source: Vitaly V. Kuzmin Copyright: CC BY-SA 4.0
15 mar 2022 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the SA-24 (Grinch) / 9K338 Igla-S Man-Portable, Shoulder-Launched Anti-Aircraft Missile System including pictures.
The new missile has a heavier, more powerful warhead to maximize damage capabilities, as well as contact and timed fuzes for increased attack range. The warhead is a high-explosive fragmentation (HE-FRAG) and weighs 2.5 kg.
