9K38 Igla

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9K38 Igla topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Applications as prominent areas in the source structure around 9K38 Igla.

Related topics: 207
Source areas: 10
Connected nodes: 217
Extracted relationships: 44
Concept neighborhoods: 42
Bridge connections: 217

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Operational history · 67 topics

Operators · 31 topics

History · 29 topics

Igla-1 (SA-16) · 28 topics

Overview · 23 topics

Current operators · 21 topics

Other uses · 3 topics

Evaluation-only operators · 2 topics

Igla-S (SA-24) · 2 topics

Former operators · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed: 570 m/s (peak), about Mach 1.9
Detonation mechanism: Contact and grazing fuze
Diameter: 72 mm
Engine: Solid fuel rocket motor
Flight ceiling: 3.5 km (11,000 ft)
Guidance system: Dual waveband infra-red (S-version)

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Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Russian Russian language
Lit. Literal translation
NATO reporting name
Soviet Soviet Union
Russian Russian Federation
Man-portable MANPADS
Infrared homing
Surface-to-air missile
9K333 Verba
Indian Army
Chulung Chalunka
Lama Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama
Northern Areas
Gulf War
Operation Granby
Panavia Tornado
Flt Lts Flight lieutenant
J G Peters John Peters (RAF officer)
A J Nichol John Nichol (RAF officer)
Prisoners of war
F-16 General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
AC-130H Lockheed AC-130
Iraq War

Evaluation-only operators

Igla-S (SA-24)

Other uses

GLL-8 (Gll-VK) Igla
Russian scramjet project Scramjet Programs
TsIAM

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How 9K38 Igla connects Entity context

The extracted context around 9K38 Igla shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, 9K38 Igla → Diyarbakir, Igla, May, Müjdat Taşdemir, On, PKK, SA-18 Grouse, SuperCobra, The, The Igla, The PKK, The Turkish, Torhildan Derwiş, Turkish, Turkish Army Bell AH-1W Another extracted example is 9K38 Igla → French Mistral, Igla, Igla's, Igla-1, IR, Mistral's, NATO, SA-N-10 Grouse, Soviet Army, The, The Finnish Defense Forces, UV. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Top relations

related to Turkey · 15

9K38 Igla → Diyarbakir, Igla, May, Müjdat Taşdemir, On, PKK, SA-18 Grouse, SuperCobra, The, The Igla, The PKK, The Turkish, Torhildan Derwiş, Turkish, Turkish Army Bell AH-1W

related to Igla · 12

9K38 Igla → French Mistral, Igla, Igla's, Igla-1, IR, Mistral's, NATO, SA-N-10 Grouse, Soviet Army, The, The Finnish Defense Forces, UV

.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1

9K38 Igla → 570 m/s (peak), about Mach 1.9

Detonation mechanism · 1

9K38 Igla → Contact and grazing fuze

Diameter · 1

9K38 Igla → 72 mm

Engine · 1

9K38 Igla → Solid fuel rocket motor

Flight ceiling · 1

9K38 Igla → 3.5 km (11,000 ft)

Guidance system · 1

9K38 Igla → Dual waveband infra-red (S-version)

In service · 1

9K38 Igla → 1981–present

Length · 1

9K38 Igla → 1.574 m (5.16 ft)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

igla russian missile missiles manpads army igla-s system shot service igla-1 version citation needed air forces used igla-1e launchers russia

9K38 Igla relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 44 structured relationships around 9K38 Igla. Examples in this analysis include 9K38 Igla → .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed → 570 m/s (peak), about Mach 1.9 and 9K38 Igla → Detonation mechanism → Contact and grazing fuze. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
9K38 Igla	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed	570 m/s (peak), about Mach 1.9	1.00	infobox
9K38 Igla	Detonation mechanism	Contact and grazing fuze	1.00	infobox
9K38 Igla	Diameter	72 mm	1.00	infobox
9K38 Igla	Engine	Solid fuel rocket motor	1.00	infobox
9K38 Igla	Flight ceiling	3.5 km (11,000 ft)	1.00	infobox
9K38 Igla	Guidance system	Dual waveband infra-red (S-version)	1.00	infobox
9K38 Igla	In service	1981–present	1.00	infobox
9K38 Igla	Length	1.574 m (5.16 ft)	1.00	infobox
9K38 Igla	Manufacturer	KB Mashinostroyeniya – Developer of the system	1.00	infobox
9K38 Igla	Mass	Missile weight: 10.8 kg (24 lb) Full system: 17.9 kg (39 lb)	1.00	infobox
9K38 Igla	Operational range	5.0 km (3.1 mi) – Igla-1 5.2 km (3.2 mi) – Igla 6.0 km (3.7 mi) – Igla-S	1.00	infobox
9K38 Igla	Place of origin	Soviet Union	1.00	infobox
9K38 Igla	Produced	1981–present	1.00	infobox
9K38 Igla	Type	Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS)	1.00	infobox
9K38 Igla	Used by	See Operators	1.00	infobox
9K38 Igla	Warhead	1.17 kg (2.6 lb) with 390 g (14 oz) explosive	1.00	infobox
9K38 Igla	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 W…	1.00	infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around 9K38 Igla bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Missile, Manpads and System. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

9K38 Igla
- Missile
- Manpads
- System
- Igla
- Soviet
- Forces
- Ukraine
- Igla-1
- Army
- Shot
- Russian
- Helicopter
9k38 igla
- Russian
- Missile
- Ukrainian
- Shot
- System
- Manpads
- Service
- Igla
- Soviet
- Forces
- Army
- Ukraine
surface-to-air missile
- System
- Soviet
- Russian
- Air
- Missiles
- Service
- Shot
- Two
- First
- Used
- Army
- Iraq
iraq war
- Iran
- Sa-16
- Igla-1e
- Iraq
- War
- Manpads
- Ukraine
- Force
- Soviet
- First
- Used
- Needed
soviet army
- Ukraine
- Service
- System
- Igla-1
- Iran
- Iraq
- Shot
- India
- Igla
- Citation
- Needed
- Army
peruvian air force
- Force
- Used
- Igla-s
- Shot
- Igla-1e
- Manpads
- Iraq
- War
- Sa-16
- Hit
- System
- Missile
ecuadorian air force
- Force
- Used
- Igla-s
- Shot
- Igla-1e
- Manpads
- Iraq
- War
- Sa-16
- Hit
- System
- Missile
operation deliberate force
- Igla-1e
- Used
- Manpads
- Iraq
- War
- Sa-16
- Shot
- Hit
- Sa-24
- Iran
- Missiles
- Ukraine

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For 9K38 Igla, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects 9K38 Igla with Operational history. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3

9K38 Igla — Operational history · splits 150 ⟂ 68

9K38 Igla — Operators · splits 186 ⟂ 32

9K38 Igla — History · splits 188 ⟂ 30

9K38 Igla — Igla-1 (SA-16) · splits 189 ⟂ 29

9K38 Igla — Overview · splits 194 ⟂ 24

9K38 Igla — Current operators · splits 196 ⟂ 22

9K38 Igla — Other uses · splits 214 ⟂ 4

9K38 Igla — Evaluation-only operators · splits 215 ⟂ 3

9K38 Igla — Igla-S (SA-24) · splits 215 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

9K38 Igla

Nodes218

Edges217

Triples44

Avg. degree1.99

Density0.009174

Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around 9K38 Igla to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Applications, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — 9K38 Igla · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout