"Six Igla anti-aircraft complexes confiscated in Chechnya
Six portable anti-aircraft missile complexes have been confiscated in Chechnya. According to the regional operational HQ of the counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus, the weapons were found in a cache in one of Chechnya's districts. HQ officers refused to indicate the cache's location, stressing that the search for those involved in its implanting was being conducted. All details of the operation are so far kept in secret. Igla is a Russian portable weapon for destruction of air and ground targets, and surpasses US Stingers by its characteristics.
The HQ officers also said that a 82-mm calibre mortar, 688 rounds for underbarrel grenade launcher, and 56 rockets were found in the cache. Specialists recognise this cache as one of the largest ones detected during the anti-terrorist operation. "
Missile 9M39
of "IGLA" 9K38 portable anti-aircraft missile system (PAMS)
Missile 9M39 of the portable anti-aircraft missile system "Igla" (9K38) is designed for defeat of visually observed jet, turbo-prop and piston-engined aircrafts and helicopters on head-on and tail-on courses under conditions of influence of natural (background) and false heat jammings.
The missile is fired by a gunner from the shoulder in a standing or kneeling position from a fire position on the terrain providing good observation of air space. PAMS "Igla" possesses automatic introduction of elevation and lead angles, deep destruction of warhead, uses detonating fuel in propulsion system and displacement circuit in a homing head ensuring the missile hit into the most vulnerable components of the target and allows to defeat effectively modern aircrafts and helicopters of enemy.
PAMS "Igla" operation is approved for use under conditions of temperate cold, arid and humid tropical climate.
Technical Characteristics Calibre, mm 72.2 Length of a container with a missile, mm 1708 Start mass of a missile, kg 10.6 Height of target engagement, m maximum 3500 minimum 10 Maximum speed of target engagement, m/s 400 Activation time, s, not more than 13 Maximum range of the target engagement, m 5200 Crew, persons 1
Reporting that the arms dealer might be connected to the Indian underworld.