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Ra'ad-IIlarger figure on 1 of 2
Storm Shadowlarger figure on 1 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.85 m (15.9 ft)[source]
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ra'ad-II | Storm Shadow |
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| Type | ALCM[source] | Air-launched cruise missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Pakistan[source] | France United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 2020 –Present[source] | 2003–present[source] |
| Used by | Pakistan Air Force Air Force Strategic Command[source] | See operators |
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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | National Engineering & Scientific Commission (Guidance/controls) Air Weapons Complex (Warhead design/assembly)[source] | Matra BAe Dynamics[source] |
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| Designed | 2007–2019[source] | 1994–2001[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Air Weapons Complex[source] | MBDA[source] |
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| Developed into | Taimoor[source] | — |
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| Warhead | ICM / HE / NE[source] | Multistage BROACH penetration warhead[source] |
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| Blast yield | 5 kilotons of TNT (21 TJ)—12 kilotons of TNT (50 TJ)[source] | — |
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| Engine | Turbojet[source] | — |
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| Payload capacity | ≤450 kg (990 lb)[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | Terrain-following[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Inertial , Terminal[source] | GPS , INS , IIR & TERPROM[source] |
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| Accuracy | 3.0 m (9.8 ft) CEP[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | JF-17A/B , Mirage-IIIR , Mirage-VR[source] | — |
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| Transport | Combat aircraft[source] | Mirage 2000 , Rafale , Su-24 , Tornado , Typhoon , Gripen[source] |
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| Role | standoff and an air-launched cruise missile (ALCM)[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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| 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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| References | — | Janes & The Telegraph[source] |
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