To date, there are no official confirmations that Ukraine will be armed with such missiles in the near future.
Military expert Oleg Zhdanov explained what is special about the Storm Shadow cruise missiles that Ukraine can receive from Western partners.
As he noted, such missiles are able to “turn inside out” the runway of a military airfield: “450 kilograms of explosives are in the main part of the missile.”
According to him, Storm Shadow missiles fly to targets at an altitude of 30-40 meters, which makes them practically invulnerable to air defense.
At the same time, Zhdanov added that, to date, there is no official confirmation that Ukraine will be armed with such missiles in the near future: “We are a little euphoric here, including me… But these types of missiles have not been officially named yet. So far, indirectly “. “.
Storm Shadow missiles – general information
Storm Shadow is an Anglo-French stealth long-range air-launched cruise missile.
Storm Shadow – the British name of the missile, the French – SCALP-EG (Système de croisier conventionale autonome à longue portêt Emploi General – a multi-purpose high-precision long-range cruise missile with autonomous guidance).
The missile is based on the Apache cruise missile developed in France.
The range of the missile is approximately 560 km. The rocket is equipped with a turbojet engine with a speed of Mach 0.8.
