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ACruise & anti-ship missiles
Air-to-surface Surface-to-surface missile Cruise missile Anti-ship missile Land-attack missile
At a glance
Kh-35larger figure on 0 of 4
Storm Shadowlarger figure on 4 of 4
Measured figures
air version
Single sourcesurface & heli version
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Kh-35 | Storm Shadow |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Air-to-surface Surface-to-surface missile Cruise missile Anti-ship missile Land-attack missile[source] | Air-launched cruise missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | France United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 2003[source] | 2003–present[source] |
| Used by | Russian Navy Indian Navy Vietnam People's Navy[source] | See operators |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
385 cm (152 in) (air version) 440 cm (173 in) (surface & heli version)[source]
air version
Single sourcesurface & heli version
Single source520 kg (1,150 lb) (air version) 610 kg (1,340 lb) (surface & heli version)[source]
Mass
Single sourceSTORM SHADOW / SCALP · Weight
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; Mach 0.8 – Mach 0.85 (
Single sourceMach 0.8 – Mach 0.85 (609–647 mph; 980–1,041 km/h)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; Mach 0.95 (
Single sourceMicroturbo TRI 60-30 turbojet 1,200 lb f
Single sourceMicroturbo TRI 60-30 turbojet 5.4 kN (1,200 lb f )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Zvezda[source] | Matra BAe Dynamics[source] |
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| Designed | 1983–2003[source] | 1994–2001[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Tactical Missiles Corporation[source] | MBDA[source] |
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| Unit cost | $500,000 (2010)[source] | £ 2,000,000 (FY2023) ( US$ 2,500,000)[source] |
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| Produced | 1996 for export, 2003 for Russia[source] | — |
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| Warhead | HE fragmentation shaped charge[source] | Multistage BROACH penetration warhead[source] |
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| Engine | R95TP-300 Turbofan 360 kgf[source] | — |
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| Propellant | kerosene[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | 10-15 m en route and about 4 m at terminal area[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | inertial guidance and ARGS-35E X-band terminal active radar homing[source] | GPS , INS , IIR & TERPROM[source] |
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| Launch platform | Tupolev Tu-142 , Su-24 , MiG-29 M/K, Sukhoi Su-35 , Su-27 SM, Su-30MKI // Su-30SM , Su-34 , HAL Tejas , Ka-27 , Ka-28 , Ka-52 , Su-57 , also ships and boats, coastal, ALCM , TEL variants.[source] | — |
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| 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] |
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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]