The Armed Forces fighters use the fourth generation of Stugna-P.
In particular, the quality of the cable is improved, holders and connectors' protection, as well as a lever to separate the rocket. The biggest changes have affected the control panel - its elements have been changed, the size of the battery has been increased, the screen brightness, the removal of the image from the thermal imager, as well as the possibility of monitoring the state of the system. One of the main innovations was the updated software.
It allows you to scale the image for more accurate guidance, which previously had to do "eye". In addition, GPS navigation is integrated: the operator can output a card with the radius of the complex, the direction of its operation, as well as use a built-in line for measuring the distance. According to the military, it is reminiscent of the "nettle" system, but is a separate solution.
An important complement was the ability to check the battery charge directly on the control panel - the data is displayed in the form of indicators similar to smartphones. The sighting station with the thermal IDE has retained the former functionality, but now received a standard set of protective slabs for protection against fragments.
Evaluating the fourth generation "Stugna-P", Defense Express reviewers noted that, despite the widespread use of drones, the role of PTRC on the battlefield has decreased somewhat, but the complex continues to improve and enter the troops. At the same time, experts suggest that in the future weapons can evolve to the level of the most modern fifth generation systems.
"Now the PTRK has gone to the background, missing the drones forward, but despite less mobility and flexibility, it is capable of compensating for fire strength at a stationary defense position," - summed up in Defense Express. We will remind, the anti -tank missile complex "Stugna" was developed by the Kiev Design Bureau "Luch", it was adopted by the Ukrainian army in 2011.