ACruise & anti-ship missiles
P-800 Oniks
Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Submarine-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile Surface-to-surface missile Land-attack missile
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ACruise & anti-ship missiles
Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Submarine-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile Surface-to-surface missile Land-attack missile
At a glance
P-800 Onikslarger figure on 2 of 3
Storm Shadowlarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source8.9 m (29.2 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | P-800 Oniks | Storm Shadow |
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| Type | Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Submarine-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile Surface-to-surface missile Land-attack missile[source] | Air-launched cruise missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union / Russia[source] | France United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 2002–present[source] | 2003–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See operators |
STORM SHADOW / SCALP · Length
Single sourceOperational; depending on altitude ( Yakhont export version)
Single sourceOperational; Oniks-M version for Russia
Single sourceOperational; Oniks version for Russia
Single source600 km (370 mi; 320 nmi) ( Oniks version for Russia) 800 km (500 mi; 430 nmi) ( Oniks-M version for Russia) 120 to 300 km (75 to 186 mi; 65 to 162 nmi) depending on altitude ( Yakhont export version)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source550 km (342 mi; 297 nmi)[source]
Microturbo 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.
| Wars | Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian 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 | NPO Mashinostroyeniya[source] | MBDA[source] |
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| Unit cost | $1.25 million[source] | £ 2,000,000 (FY2023) ( US$ 2,500,000)[source] |
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| Produced | 1987–present[source] | — |
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| Warhead | national ver. 300 kg semi-armour piercing HE, thermonuclear ; for export 200 kg semi-armour piercing HE[source] | Multistage BROACH penetration warhead[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | delay fuze[source] | — |
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| Engine | Ramjet 4 tons of thrust[source] | — |
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| Propellant | jet fuel[source] | — |
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| Flight ceiling | 14,000 m (46000 ft)[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | 10 meters (32 ft) or higher[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | midcourse inertial guidance , active radar homing - passive radar seeker head[source] | GPS , INS , IIR & TERPROM[source] |
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| Accuracy | 1.5 m[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | coastal installations, naval ships , Fixed-wing aircraft[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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