Storm Shadow cruise missile
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The Storm Shadow cruise missile is a long-range, air-launched, precision strike weapon designed to destroy high-value, heavily defended targets with a stealthy, low-observable flight profile.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Storm Shadow | 0 |
| SCALP EG cruise missile | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-launched cruise missile
ⓘ
long-range precision strike weapon ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | SCALP EG ⓘ |
| basedOn | Apache anti-runway missile technology ⓘ |
| category | stand-off weapon ⓘ |
| combatUse |
Iraq War
ⓘ
Libya intervention 2011 ⓘ Russian invasion of Ukraine ⓘ Syrian Civil War strikes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor | deep strike missions ⓘ |
| designedTo | minimize exposure of launch aircraft to air defenses ⓘ |
| designedToDestroy |
air defense sites
ⓘ
bunkers ⓘ command and control centers ⓘ hardened targets ⓘ high-value targets ⓘ |
| developedBy |
MBDA UK
ⓘ
surface form:
MBDA
|
| enteredService | early 2000s ⓘ |
| features |
fire-and-forget capability
ⓘ
high accuracy ⓘ pre-programmed mission planning ⓘ stealthy low-observable airframe ⓘ terrain-following flight profile ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem |
GPS
ⓘ
imaging infrared seeker ⓘ inertial navigation system ⓘ terrain reference navigation ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
Dassault Rafale
ⓘ
Eurofighter Typhoon ⓘ Panavia Tornado ⓘ Sukhoi Su-24 ⓘ
surface form:
Su-24M
Panavia Tornado GR4 ⓘ
surface form:
Tornado GR4
|
| manufacturer | MBDA UK ⓘ |
| NATODesignation | Storm Shadow ⓘ |
| operator |
Egypt
ⓘ
France ⓘ Greece ⓘ Italy ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| originProgram | Anglo-French cooperation ⓘ |
| propulsion | turbofan engine ⓘ |
| rangeClass | over 250 km ⓘ |
| role | conventional strike ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Egyptian Air Force
ⓘ
French Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
French Air and Space Force
Hellenic Air Force ⓘ Aeronautica Militare ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Air Force
Royal Air Force ⓘ Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ |
| warheadType |
BROACH
ⓘ
blast-fragmentation warhead ⓘ penetrator warhead ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
SCALP EG cruise missile