Shtora-1
Sign in to saveShtora-1 (, "curtain") is an electro-optical active protection system or suite for tanks, designed to disrupt the laser designator and laser rangefinders of incoming anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs). The system is mounted on the Russian T-80 and T-90 series tanks and the Ukrainian T-84. The existence of Shtora was revealed in 1980 by spy Adolf Tolkachev.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Shtora-1
- Weapon.image
- T-90S (4716212155).jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- A T-90 main battle tank fitted with the Shtora system; note the two dazzler "boxes" to each side of the main gun
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.type
- Active protection system
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1988–present
- Weapon.designer
- NII Transmash in St.Petersburg in cooperation with Elers-Elektron in Moscow
- Weapon.design_date
- 1980
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- active protection system
- Country of origin
- Russia
- Mass
- 350
- Image
- T-90 Shtora-1 infrared light emitter.jpg
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- service entry
- 1988-01-01
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- Shtora-1
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Components
- Operational history
- Specifications
- Notes
- References
Shtora-1 (, "curtain") is an electro-optical active protection system or suite for tanks, designed to disrupt the laser designator and laser rangefinders of incoming anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs). The system is mounted on the Russian T-80 and T-90 series tanks and the Ukrainian T-84. The existence of Shtora was revealed in 1980 by spy Adolf Tolkachev.
==Description== Shtora-1 is an electro-optical jammer that disrupts semiautomatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) ATGMs, laser rangefinders and target designators. Shtora-1 is a soft kill countermeasure system. The system was shown fitted to a Russian main battle tank during the International Defense Exposition, held in Abu Dhabi in 1995. The first known application of the system is the Russian T-90 main battle tank, which entered service in the Russian Army in 1993. It is also available on the BMP-3M infantry fighting vehicle.
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