The Igla man-portable missile system (9k38) is designed to destroy visually observed jet, turbo-prop and piston-engine aircrafts and helicopters on head-on and tail-on courses under conditions of influence of natural (background) and false heat jamming.
It has been in operational use in the Slovenian Armed Forces since 1991.
| Missile calibre |
72.2 mm |
| Weapon combat weight |
17,9 kg |
| Warhead explosive weight |
0.4 kg |
| Missile self-destruction time |
14-17 s |
| Maximum incoming target destruction height |
3000 m |
| Maximum out coming target destruction height |
3500 m |
| Minimum target destruction height |
10 m |
| Slanting target destruction range |
Up to 5200 m |
| Maximum target speed: |
|
| incoming |
400 m/s |
| out coming |
320 m/s |
| Reaction time |
5 s |
| Operating temperature |
od -44 do +50 st. C |
| Jamming protection (IR baits), including rate of launch |
0,21 s |
