C-704 vs Storm Shadow: Specs Compared

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ACruise & anti-ship missiles

Anti-ship / air-to-surface

BCruise & anti-ship missiles

Air-launched cruise missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

C-704C-704

3.284 m

Storm ShadowLength

5.1 m

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

12 of 30 rows sourced on both sides

3.28mC-704

5.1m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

3.284 m

C-704

Single source

3.284 m (10.77 ft) (C-704)^[source]

5.1 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

C-704 and Storm Shadow configuration
Specification	C-704	Storm Shadow
Type	Anti-ship / air-to-surface^[source]	Air-launched cruise missile^[source]
Place of origin	China^[source]	France United Kingdom^[source]
In service	Prior to 2006 – present^[source]	2003–present^[source]
Used by	China Bangladesh Egypt Indonesia Iran Pakistan^[source]	See operators^[source]

Manufacturer	China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC)^[source]	MBDA^[source]

Produced	Prior to 2006^[source]	—

Warhead	130 kg (290 lb) warhead (C-704) 110–130 kg (240–290 lb) warhead (C-705)^[source]	Multistage BROACH penetration warhead^[source]

Detonation mechanism	Semi-armor-piercing^[source]	—

Engine	Rocket motor (C-704) Turbojet (C-705)^[source]	—

Propellant	Solid fuel^[source]	—

Flight altitude	15–20 m (49–66 ft) (cruising; C-704) 5–7 m (16–23 ft) (terminal strike; C-704) 12.15 m (39.9 ft) (cruising; C-705)^[source]	—

Guidance system	Active radar homing / imaging infrared homing / TV^[source]	GPS , INS , IIR & TERPROM^[source]

Launch platform	Air and surface^[source]	—

Wars	—	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]