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DON S. MONTGOMERY · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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P-15 Termitlarger figure on 2 of 4
Storm Shadow
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.8 m (19 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | P-15 Termit | Storm Shadow |
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| Type | Anti-ship missile Cruise missile[source] | Air-launched cruise missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | France United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 2003–present[source] |
| Manufacturer | MKB Raduga[source] | MBDA[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
STORM SHADOW / SCALP · Length
Single sourceMicroturbo TRI 60-30 turbojet 1,200 lb f
Single sourceMicroturbo TRI 60-30 turbojet 5.4 kN (1,200 lb f )[source]
Warhead weight
Single source450 kilograms (990 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Warhead | 454 kg (1,001 lb) hollow charge high explosive[source] | Multistage BROACH penetration warhead[source] |
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| Engine | Liquid-propellant rocket , solid-propellant rocket booster[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | 25 to 100 metres (82 to 328 ft)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | INS , active radar homing , supplemented in some with infrared homing[source] | GPS , INS , IIR & TERPROM[source] |
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| Launch platform | naval ships , ground launch[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | See operators[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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| Designer | — | Matra BAe Dynamics[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1994–2001[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | £ 2,000,000 (FY2023) ( US$ 2,500,000)[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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