{"id":14730,"date":"2025-10-23T12:32:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T07:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=14730"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:33:07","slug":"storm-shadow-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/storm-shadow-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm Shadow Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Storm Shadow Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ukraine recently launched a daring strike on a Russian chemical plant in Bryansk using UK-made Storm Shadow long-range missiles, reportedly penetrating Moscow\u2019s air defenses.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Storm Shadow Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>long-range, air-launched cruise missile.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was jointly developed by the <\/span><b>United Kingdom and France.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>French call it SCALP.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designed for stealth and precision, the SCALP is capable of operating in any weather conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is intended to <\/span><b>strike high-valued stationary assets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as airbases, radar installations, communications hubs and port facilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>also in service with <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>air forces of Egypt, India,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Italy, Greece, <\/span><b>Saudi Arabia, Qatar, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the United Arab Emirates (<\/span><b>UAE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is compatible with multiple aircraft platforms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>India integrates SCALP with the Rafale fighter jets,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which are currently operated by the Indian Air Force.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Storm Shadow Missile <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is powered by a <\/span><b>turbojet engine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which provides it with a <\/span><b>range exceeding 550 kilometers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weighing 1,300 kg, it carries a 450 kg <\/span><b>conventional warhead <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">capable of penetrating hardened bunkers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is just over five metres long and has a wingspan of three metres.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flying at <\/span><b>subsonic speeds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (around Mach 0.8) and <\/span><b>low altitudes,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it uses <\/span><b>terrain-following navigation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>GPS\/INS <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">guidance, and <\/span><b>infrared terminal homing <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for high accuracy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These features allow it to<\/span><b> fly at low altitudes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><b>evade enemy radar detection. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneindia.com\/videos\/ukraine-hits-russian-chemical-plant-with-ukmade-storm-shadow-missiles-putin-declares-brutal-war-4269819.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Storm Shadow Missile is a long-range, air-launched cruise missile jointly developed by the United Kingdom and 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