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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.
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).
9K338 Igla-S (NATO: SA-24 Grinch) man portable SAM system on display in 2010. 9P522 gripstock in front and 9M342 missile center. Source: Vitaly V. Kuzmin. Copyright: CC BY-SA 4.0
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 culmination of missile design work by Soviet engineers in the 1950s and 1960s became the 9K338 "Igla-S" (NATO: SA-24 "Grinch"), a man-portable shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missile in 2004.
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.
14 gru 2022 · 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). The Igla-1 entered service in 1981, the Igla in 1983, and the Igla-S in 2004.[5]
