9K38 Igla
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The 9K38 Igla is a Soviet/Russian man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile system. A simplified, earlier version is known as the 9K310 Igla-1, and the latest variant is the 9K338 Igla-S.
9K338 Igla-S (SA-24) missile and launch tube
9K38 Igla (SA-18) missile and launcher top and 9K310 Igla-1 (SA-16) missile and launcher below
Brazilian soldier with 9K38 Igla (SA-18)
Tail section of a USAF A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft showing damage sustained from an Iraqi SA-16 missile during Operation Desert Storm, 15 February 1991
FIM-92 Stinger
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The FIM-92 Stinger is an American-designed man-portable air-defense system that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile. It can be adapted to fire from a wide variety of ground vehicles,
9K38 Igla
…manufacturer, South African tests have shown the Igla's superiority over the contemporary (1982 service entry) but smaller and lighter American FIM-92A Stinger missile. According to Kolomna OKB, the Igla-1 has a Pk (probability of kill) of 0.30 to 0.48 against unprotected targets which is reduced to 0.24 in…
FIM-92 Stinger launcher
M134 Stinger Tracking Trainer with IFF antenna unfolded
FIM-92 Stinger with IFF antenna folded
A U.S. Marine fires a FIM-92 Stinger missile during a July 2009 training exercise in California.