SCALP-EG / Storm Shadow
Type: Ballistic Missile (ICBM)
Domain: air
Country of Origin: France / UK / Italy / Germany
Manufacturer: MBDA
Overview
Système de Croisière Autonome à Longue Portée - Emploi Général — a stealthy conventionally-armed deep-strike cruise missile with a range exceeding 560 km (export: 250 km). Powered by a Turbomeca Microturbo TRI 60-30 turbojet with terrain-following radar and TERPROM navigation for low-level penetration. Features DSMAC (Digital Scene Matching Area Correlation) terminal guidance with IR imaging for precision strike against hardened and high-value targets. The BROACH tandem penetrator warhead can defeat buried bunkers. Weighs 1,300 kg. Launched from Rafale (France), Typhoon, and Tornado (UK as Storm Shadow). Combat-proven in Libya, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine.
Technical Specifications
| speed | Mach 0.8 (subsonic) |
|---|---|
| length | 5.1 m |
| weight | 1,300 kg |
| warhead | BROACH tandem penetrating warhead (450 kg) |
| guidance | INS/GPS + TERPROM terrain matching + IR terminal seeker |
| range_export | 250+ km (MTCR-compliant) |
| range_french | 500+ km |
| launch_platforms | Rafale, Mirage 2000D |
Operators
- Egypt
- France
- Greece
- Italy
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
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