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BCruise & anti-ship missiles
Air-launched cruise missile , Land-attack missile , Anti-ship missile
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Storm Shadowlarger figure on 1 of 5
Taurus KEPD 350
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceSTORM SHADOW / SCALP · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Storm Shadow | Taurus KEPD 350 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Air-launched cruise missile[source] | Air-launched cruise missile , Land-attack missile , Anti-ship missile[source] |
| Place of origin | France United Kingdom[source] | Germany and Sweden[source] |
| In service | 2003–present[source] | Since 2006[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | Germany, South Korea , Spain |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Length
Single source5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)[source]
Maximum; Mach 0.95 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMach 0.95 (323 m/s; 1,060 ft/s)[source]
Maximum; Mach .95 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 2
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| 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] | Taurus Systems GmbH[source] |
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| Designed | 1994–2001[source] | 1995–2005[source] |
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| Manufacturer | MBDA[source] | Taurus Systems GmbH[source] |
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| Unit cost | £ 2,000,000 (FY2023) ( US$ 2,500,000)[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Multistage BROACH penetration warhead[source] | Two‐stage tandem MEPHISTO penetrator[source] |
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| Guidance system | GPS , INS , IIR & TERPROM[source] | INS , GPS , image-based navigation (IBN), RADALT[source] |
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| Steering system | 6 tailplanes (4 vertical & 2 horizontal)[source] | Four tailfins[source] |
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| Transport | Mirage 2000 , Rafale , Su-24 , Tornado , Typhoon , Gripen[source] | — |
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| References | Janes & The Telegraph[source] | Janes[source] |
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| Produced | — | Since 2005[source] |
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| Variants | — | KEPD 350 KEPD 350 MR KEPD 350K-2 KEPD 150[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Panavia PA-200 Tornado IDS , McDonnell Douglas F-15K Slam Eagle , McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A+ Hornet[source] |
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Maximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3
Single sourceMach .95 (323 m/s; 1,060 ft/s; 1,160 km/h)[source]