9K38 Igla vs Anza (missile): Specs Compared

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APortable air defence

Man-portable air-defense systems ( MANPADS )

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Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BPortable air defence

Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)

First system

Second system

At a glance

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

9K38 IglaLength

1.574 m

Anza (missile)Length

1.44 m

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

9K38 Iglalarger figure on 2 of 2

Anza (missile)larger figure on 0 of 2

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

15 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

1.57m

1.44m

Length+9%

All recorded figures & sources

1.574 m

Length

Single source

1.574 m (5.16 ft)^[source]

1.44 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

9K38 Igla and Anza (missile) configuration
Specification	9K38 Igla	Anza (missile)
Type	Man-portable air-defense systems ( MANPADS )^[source]	Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Pakistan^[source]
In service	1981–present^[source]	1989–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	See Operators

Wars	Iran War 2026 Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Siachen conflict Somali Civil War Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Bosnian War Cenepa War Second Chechen War Iraq War First Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War Sinai insurgency Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Gaza war 2026 United States strikes in Venezuela^[source]	Kargil War Libyan civil war (2011) Syrian Civil War^[source]