The M-11 Shtorm, NATO SA-N-3 Goblet, was a Soviet shipboard surface-to-air missile system.
The M-11 Shtorm was a Soviet naval SAM system known to NATO as SA-N-3 Goblet. GlobalSecurity describes the 4K60 and 4K65 Shtorm family and its deployment on Soviet naval platforms, while archived reference material notes that it was unusual among Soviet SAMs in having no land-based counterpart.
The system used twin rail launchers and command-guided missiles to defend large Soviet surface combatants.
The Shtorm system supported medium-range ship defense against aircraft and missile threats of its era. Missiles were launched from twin rail mounts fed by below-deck magazines, with shipboard radars providing target tracking and guidance. Its role was not point-defense close-in protection but broader fleet air-defense coverage for major vessels.
The M-11 equipped Moskva, Kresta, Kara, and Kiev-class ships, making it central to Cold War Soviet naval air defense.
The system's importance comes from the ships that carried it. Shtorm batteries appeared on major Soviet cruisers and aviation ships, anchoring medium-range air defense before later systems matured. The database country tag is Chinese, but the content should clearly identify the weapon's Soviet origin and naval role.
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