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BPortable air defence
Short-range Air Defense (SHORAD) Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)
At a glance
9K38 Iglalarger figure on 1 of 2
RBS 70larger figure on 1 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1.574 m (5.16 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9K38 Igla | RBS 70 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Man-portable air-defense systems ( MANPADS )[source] | Short-range Air Defense (SHORAD) Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Sweden[source] |
| In service | 1981–present[source] | 1977–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 |
1.32 m[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]
Operational; Operational range · source measurement 1
Single sourceOperational; Operational range · source measurement 2
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Iran–Iraq War 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempts Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Manufacturer | KB Mashinostroyeniya – Developer of the system[source] | Bofors Defence (1980s–2000) Saab Bofors Dynamics (since 2000)[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] | 1.1 kg combined with 3,000 tungsten spheres and shaped charge[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Contact and grazing fuze[source] | Adaptive proximity fuze function with 3 selectable modes (Off, Normal, Small target)[source] |
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| Engine | Solid fuel rocket motor[source] | Booster and sustainer with smokeless solid propellant[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] | Laser beam riding missile[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | 3.3 million EUR in 2023[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 5,000 m[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | tripod, weapon platform ( ASRAD-R ) and warship[source] |
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250 m – 9 km[source]