Storm Shadow

The British-French Storm Shadow / SCALP-EG is a stealthy, air-launched cruise missile designed to destroy hardened targets from stand-off range, and the weapon that gave Ukraine its first long-range deep-strike capability.

Overview

Storm Shadow (designated SCALP-EG in French service) is a long-range, air-launched cruise missile developed by MBDA. It combines a low-observable airframe, a sophisticated multi-sensor guidance suite, and a tandem BROACH warhead to penetrate and destroy high-value fixed targets such as command bunkers, bridges, and hardened aircraft shelters. Originally fielded by the UK and France, it has been exported to a number of air forces and, since 2023, has become the principal Western-supplied deep-strike weapon in Ukraine.

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