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BCruise & anti-ship missiles
Cruise missile Anti-ship missile (Block V & TASM variants) Submarine-launched cruise missile Land-attack missile Surface-to-surface missile
At a glance
Storm Shadowlarger figure on 1 of 1
Tomahawk missilelarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceSTORM SHADOW / SCALP · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Storm Shadow | Tomahawk missile |
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| Type | Air-launched cruise missile[source] | Cruise missile Anti-ship missile (Block V & TASM variants) Submarine-launched cruise missile Land-attack missile Surface-to-surface missile[source] |
| Place of origin | France United Kingdom[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2003–present[source] | 1983–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | United States United Kingdom Australia Netherlands Japan |
with booster
Single sourcewithout booster
Single source18 ft 3 in (5.56 m) without booster; 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) with booster[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source550 km (342 mi; 297 nmi)[source]
Operational; Block II TLAM-N Block III TLAM-C, Block IV
Single sourceOperational; Block IV Block Vb: >
Single sourceOperational; RGM/UGM-109B TASM
Single sourceOperational; TLAM-D
Single sourceOperational; TLAM-D ) (exact range is classified
Single sourceOperational; TLAM-D > · source measurement 5
Single sourceOperational; TLAM-D > · source measurement 6
Single sourceOperational; TLAM-E Block III
Single sourceBlock II TLAM-N: 1,350 nmi (1,550 mi; 2,500 km) Block III TLAM-C, Block IV TLAM-E: 900 nmi (1,000 mi; 1,700 km) Block III TLAM-D: 700 nmi (810 mi; 1,300 km) Block IV: 864 nmi (994 mi; 1,600 km) Block Vb: >900 nmi (>1036 mi; >1666 km) (exact range is classified) RGM/UGM-109B TASM: 250 nmi (460 km)[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 | 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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| Manufacturer | MBDA[source] | General Dynamics (initially) McDonnell Douglas Hughes Aircraft Company Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] |
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| Unit cost | £ 2,000,000 (FY2023) ( US$ 2,500,000)[source] | $3.1M (FY1986) $1.87M (FY2017) (Block IV) $2.5M (FY2026) (Block V) Export cost: $4M (FY2023)[source] |
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| Warhead | Multistage BROACH penetration warhead[source] | BGM-109A : 1,000 lb (450 kg) conventional Bullpup or W80 nuclear warhead (yield 5 to 200 kilotonnes of TNT (21 to 837 TJ)) (retired) BGM-109C/E : WDU-36/B 690 lb (310 kg) unitary warhead containing 265 lb (120 kg) of PBXN-107 high explosive BGM-109D : submunitions dispenser with 166 BLU-97/B Combined Effects Bomblets with 287 grams (0.633 lb) Cyclotol high explosive per munition[source] |
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| Guidance system | GPS , INS , IIR & TERPROM[source] | GPS , INS , TERCOM , DSMAC , active radar homing (RGM/UGM-109B)[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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| Detonation mechanism | — | FMU-148 since TLAM Block III, others for special applications[source] |
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| Engine | — | Williams International F107-WR-402 turbofan using TH-dimer fuel and a solid-fuel rocket booster[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 98–164 ft (30–50 m) AGL[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Mark 41 Vertical Launching System Torpedo tubes Surface ships Submarines TELs[source] |
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