ACruise & anti-ship missiles
AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER
Long-range, precise air-launched air-to-ground standoff cruise missile
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ACruise & anti-ship missiles
Long-range, precise air-launched air-to-ground standoff cruise missile
At a glance
AGM-84H/K SLAM-ERlarger figure on 0 of 6
Storm Shadowlarger figure on 6 of 6
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.37 m (14.3 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER | Storm Shadow |
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| Type | Long-range, precise air-launched air-to-ground standoff cruise missile[source] | Air-launched cruise missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | France United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 2000–present[source] | 2003–present[source] |
| Used by | United States and its allies[source] | See operators |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
STORM SHADOW / SCALP · Length
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; 0.700 Mach
Single source855 km/h (531 mph, 0.700 Mach)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; Mach 0.95 (
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Global War on Terrorism Iraq War Operation Enduring Freedom 2026 Iran war[source] | Iraq War Libyan Civil War 2011 military intervention in Libya Syrian Civil War US intervention in the Syrian civil war Yemeni Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Boeing[source] | MBDA[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000–3,033,468 (2020)[source] | £ 2,000,000 (FY2023) ( US$ 2,500,000)[source] |
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| Variants | AGM-84H (2000–2) AGM-84K (2002–present)[source] | — |
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| Warhead | WDU-40/B penetrating BF[source] | Multistage BROACH penetration warhead[source] |
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| Guidance system | Inertial navigation system supplemented by the Global Positioning System (GPS) Infrared homing terminal guidance Command guidance data link to controlling aircraft DSMAC Automatic Target Acquisition (ATA)[source] | GPS , INS , IIR & TERPROM[source] |
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| Launch platform | F/A-18C/D Hornet F/A-18E/F Super Hornet F-15E Strike Eagle P-3C Orion P-8 Poseidon and allied air forces, including the South Korean Air Force and the Turkish Air Force Past: S-3 Viking , A-6 Intruder[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Matra BAe Dynamics[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1994–2001[source] |
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| Steering system | — | 6 tailplanes (4 vertical & 2 horizontal)[source] |
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| Transport | — | Mirage 2000 , Rafale , Su-24 , Tornado , Typhoon , Gripen[source] |
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| References | — | Janes & The Telegraph[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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Mach 0.95 (323 m/s; 1,060 ft/s)[source]