Skif (anti-tank guided missile)
| Skif (Stugna-P) | |
|---|---|
A Skif on a tripod. | |
| Type | ATGM |
| Place of origin | Ukraine |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2011–present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | War in Donbas Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Kyiv Design Bureau "Luch", OJSC Peleng |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 97 kg (214 lb); full system including missile 104 kg (229 lb) |
| Diameter | 130 mm, 152 mm |
Detonation mechanism | Impact fuze |
Operational range |
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Guidance system | Laser beam riding with target tracking in TV or thermal imaging channels in manual or auto mode |
Steering system | Manual or automatic |
Launch platform | Tripod, vehicle mount on remote weapon station (RWS) |
The Skif, also known as the Stugna-P or Stuhna-P, is a Ukrainian anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) system developed in the early 2010s by the Luch Design Bureau, a unit of UkrOboronProm. The initial guidance device PN-S (ПН-С) of the Skif was developed and manufactured by Belarusian design bureau Peleng based in Minsk.
The Skif is designed to destroy modern armored targets with combined carried or monolithic armor, including explosive reactive armor (ERA). The Skif can attack both stationary and moving targets. It can be used to attack from both long range (up to 5 kilometres [3.1 mi] in the daytime) and close range (100 metres; 330 ft). It can attack point targets such as weapon emplacements, lightly armored objects, and hovering helicopters. The Skif has two targeting modes: manually steered, and automated fire-and-forget that uses no manual tracking of a target. In 2018, an upgraded export variant of the Skif was tested by the Ukrainian military.
The Skif ATGM system should not be confused with the Stugna 100-mm gun-launched anti-tank missile.