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Storm Shadow
The Storm Shadow is a Franco-British low-observable, long-range air-launched cruise missile developed since 1994 by Matra and British Aerospace, and now manufactured by MBDA. "Storm Shadow" is the weapon's... Wikipedia
- Type: Air-launched cruise missile
- Place of origin: France & the United Kingdom
- In service: 2003–present
- Wars: Iraq War, Libyan Civil War, 2011 military intervention in Libya, Syrian Civil War, American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war, Yemeni Civil War, Russo-Ukrainian War, Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Designer: Matra BAe Dynamics
- Designed: 1994–2001
- Manufacturer: MBDA
- Length: 5.1 m
- Width: 630 mm (24.8 in)
- Height: 480 mm (18.9 in)
- Warhead: Multistage BROACH penetration warhead
- Warhead weight: 450 kg (992.08 lbs)
- Engine: Microturbo TRI 60-30 turbojet, 5.4 kN (1,213.97 lbf)
- Wingspan: 3 m
- Operational, range: 550 km
- Speed: 0.95 Mach
- Guidance, system: GPS, INS, IIR & TERPROM
- Steering, system: 6 tailplanes (4 vertical & 2 horizontal)
- Transport: Mirage 2000, Rafale, Su-24, Tornado, Typhoon, Gripen
- Data source: DuckDuckGo