Penguin (missile) vs Storm Shadow: Specs Compared

FORCETALLY

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ACruise & anti-ship missiles

littoral anti-ship missile

BCruise & anti-ship missiles

Air-launched cruise missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Penguin (missile)MK3

3.2 m

Storm ShadowLength

5.1 m

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

11 of 37 rows sourced on both sides

3.2mMK3

5.1m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

3 m

MK2

Single source

3.2 m

MK3

Single source

Configuration

Penguin (missile) and Storm Shadow configuration
Specification	Penguin (missile)	Storm Shadow
Type	littoral anti-ship missile^[source]	Air-launched cruise missile^[source]
Place of origin	Norway^[source]	France United Kingdom^[source]
In service	1972–present^[source]	2003–present^[source]
Manufacturer	Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace^[source]	MBDA

Warhead	120 kg (MK2), 130 kg (MK3)^[source]	Multistage BROACH penetration warhead^[source]

Detonation mechanism	delay fuze^[source]	—

Engine	Solid propellant sustainer^[source]	—

Flight altitude	sea skimming^[source]	—

Guidance system	pulse- laser , passive IR (MK2), passive IR , radar altimeter (MK3)^[source]	GPS , INS , IIR & TERPROM^[source]

Launch platform	naval ships , helicopters (MK2), fixed-wing aircraft (MK3)^[source]	—

Former operator · Norway	Norway^[source]	—

Former operator · Sweden	Sweden^[source]	—

Former operator · United States	United States^[source]	—

Used by	—	See operators^[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]