Purpose

intended to defeat approaching and receding jet-engine, turboprop, propeller-driven fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters round the clock when they are visually observed against clutter background and in infrared countermeasure environment.
High counter-countermeasure resistance. Round the clock identification friend-or-foe. Main combat employment – shoulder-firing. Launch options include a 203-OPU Dzhigit support launching unit and 9S846 Strelets set of control equipment and launch modules.

 Major features of Igla MANPADS: 

• two-colour seeker;
• automatic entry of lead and elevation angles at launch;
• target selection when it deploys IR decoys;
• software-driven target adaptive guidance;
• detonation of sustainer's remaining propellant together with warhead activation;
• disabling launches at friendly targets.

System components:

• combat equipment:
• 9M39 missile in 9P39 launch tube
• 9B238 battery and coolant unit
• 9P516 launching mechanism
• target cuing equipment: 1L15-1 portable electronic plot
• maintenance facilities:
• 9V866 (9V866M) test vehicle;
• 9F719 (9F719M) test equipment set (for depots and arsenals)
• training aids:
• 9K38 combat equipment cut-away training dummy set;
• 9K38 combat equipment size and weight mock-up set;
• 9F663 (9F663M) training set;
• 9F635 (9F635M1) field trainer;
• 9F859 universal complex simulator;
• 9F874 unified indoor simulator.