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BPortable air defence
Man-portable air-defense system SHORAD Very short-range air-to-air missile
At a glance
9K38 Iglalarger figure on 0 of 3
Sungurlarger figure on 3 of 3
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 | Sungur |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Man-portable air-defense systems ( MANPADS )[source] | Man-portable air-defense system SHORAD Very short-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Turkey[source] |
| In service | 1981–present[source] | 2022 -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 |
1.68 m[source]
Maximum; (peak), about Mach 1.9
Single source570 m/s (peak), about Mach 1.9[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single sourceOperational; Igla-1 Igla
Single sourceOperational; Igla-1 Igla-S
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
Single sourceOperational; to
Single source500 m to 8 km
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Syria Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Manufacturer | KB Mashinostroyeniya – Developer of the system[source] | Roketsan[source] |
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| Produced | 1981–present[source] | 2022-present[source] |
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| Warhead | 1.17 kg (2.6 lb) with 390 g (14 oz) explosive[source] | High explosive semi armor piercing[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Contact and grazing fuze[source] | Programmable impact fuze[source] |
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| Engine | Solid fuel rocket motor[source] | Two-Stage solid-propellant rocket[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] | Imaging infrared homing[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Levent[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 4 km (sea level)[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | MANPADS Ground vehicles Naval platforms Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)[source] |
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| References | — | Roketsan[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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