{
  "id": "sam-18",
  "name": "SAM-18 (SA-18 Grouse)",
  "aliases": [
    "9K38 Igla"
  ],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "IRN",
  "category": "Man-portable air-defense missile system",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1986,
  "operators": [
    "IRN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The SA-18 Grouse or Igla or 9K38 is a Russian made man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile defence system (SAM/MANPAD). This is a third-generation, man-portable, surface-to-air missile system and it is given the Russian industrial index number 9K38, for the complete system.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 1,
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Reaction time",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "5-10 Seconds",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "9M 313–1 launching mechanism",
      "role": "Portable Air-Defense Missile System (MANPADS)",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Portable Air-Defense Missile System (MANPADS)"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "9M39 Missile",
      "role": "Portable Air-Defense Missile System (MANPADS)",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-18"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Portable Air-Defense Missile System (MANPADS)",
        "Guidance": "Passive IR homing device and night vision (operating in the medium IR range)",
        "Warhead": "Directed-energy blast fragmentation",
        "Speed": "600 m/s",
        "Length": "1.574 m"
      },
      "range_km": 5.2
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Igla-1E",
      "text": "Export version.",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-18"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Igla-1M",
      "text": "Improved version of 9K38 Igla. Entered service in Soviet Military during the late 1980s.",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-18"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Igla-1D",
      "text": "Igla-1D",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-18"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Igla-1V",
      "text": "Air-launched version, mainly for combat helicopters.",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-18"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Igla-1N",
      "text": "A version with heavier warhead at the cost of a slight reduction in range and speed.",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-18"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Igla-1A",
      "text": "Export version",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-18"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Strelets Igla-S / Igla",
      "text": "The Strelets is designed for remote automated firing of the Igla and Igla-S surface-to-air missile by single shot, ripple or in salvo. In service with Syria",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-18"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "3M-47 Gibka",
      "text": "A turret for ships that is equipped with Igla missiles",
      "src": [
        "weg-sam-18"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "tel",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/sam-18.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-sam-18": {
      "title": "SAM-18 (SA-18 Grouse) Iranian Man-Portable Air-Defense Missile System (MANPADS)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/SAM-18_SA-18_Grouse_Iranian_Man-Portable_Air-Defense_Missile_System",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}