STORM SHADOW MISSILES

Last Updated on 16th September, 2023
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Description

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Context

  • British-made Storm Shadow missiles were used in a Ukrainian strike that damaged a Russian submarine and ship at a major naval port in Crimea.

The Missile and its characteristics

  • The Storm Shadow is a Franco-British low-observable, long-range, stealth air-launched cruise missile developed since 1994.
  • "Storm Shadow" is the weapon's British name; in France it is called SCALP-EG.
  • The missile is based on the French-developed Apache anti-runway cruise missile but differs in that it carries a unitary warhead instead of cluster munitions.
  • The missile weighs about 1,300 kilograms with a conventional warhead of 450 kilograms.
  • It has a maximum body diameter of 48 centimetres and a wingspan of three metres.
  • It is propelled at Mach 0.8 by a Microturbo TRI 60-30 Turbojet Engine and has a range of approximately 560 km.
  • The missile is Fire and Forget, programmed before launch.
  • Once launched, it cannot be controlled or commanded to self-destroy and its target information cannot be changed.
  • The missile follows a path semi-autonomously, on a low flight path guided by GPS and terrain mapping to the target area.

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q. Consider the following statements with reference to Storm Shadow Missile?

1.    It is a stealth air-launched cruise missile.

2.    It cannot be controlled or commanded to self-destroy and its target information cannot be changed.

3.    It carries cluster munitions.

4.    It has a range of approximately 1000 kms.

How many of the above are correct?

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) All 3

D) All Four 

Answer: B) Only 2. Statements 1 and 2 are correct.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/09/13/ukraine-major-attack-russia-black-sea-fleet-crimea/

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