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Configuration
| Specification | 9K38 Igla | FIM-92A |
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| Type | Man-portable air-defense systems ( MANPADS )[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | — |
| In service | 1981–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| 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] | — |
Diameter
Single source72 mm[source]
Full system
Single sourceMissile weight
Single sourceMissile weight: 10.8 kg (24 lb) Full system: 17.9 kg (39 lb)[source]
Maximum; (peak), about Mach 1.9
Single source570 m/s (peak), about Mach 1.9[source]
Operational; Igla-1 Igla
Single sourceOperational; Igla-1 Igla-S
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single source5.0 km (3.1 mi) – Igla-1 5.2 km (3.2 mi) – Igla 6.0 km (3.7 mi) – Igla-S[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer |
|---|
KB Mashinostroyeniya – Developer of the system[source] |
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| Produced | 1981–present[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 1.17 kg (2.6 lb) with 390 g (14 oz) explosive[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | Contact and grazing fuze[source] | — |
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| Engine | Solid fuel rocket motor[source] | — |
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| Flight ceiling | 3.5 km (11,000 ft)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Dual waveband infra-red (S-version)[source] | — |
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| Variant description | — | FIM-92A : Stinger Basic : The basic model.[source]Only the source-declared variant FIM-92A |
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