{"id":11681,"date":"2025-05-08T17:10:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T11:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/?p=11681"},"modified":"2025-05-16T15:06:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T09:36:19","slug":"scalp-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/scalp-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"SCALP Missile, Features, Range, Warhead, Design, Capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

The SCALP EG, also known as Storm Shadow in the UK, is a long-range, air launched cruise missile developed together by France and the United Kingdom. The missile was designed by Matra and British Aerospace in the 1990s and is now manufactured by MBDA. The missile has been used in many conflicts like Iraq, Libya, Ukraine and Syria.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The SCALP Missile has been designed to strike high-value, well defined targets like bunkers, airbases and command centres. It includes a combination of GPS, inertial navigation, terrain-following radar and infrared imaging for precise guidance. The missile carries a 450 kg BROACH warhead capable of penetrating hardened structures. It travels at subsonic speeds and maintains a low altitude to evade enemy radar.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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SCALP Missile Features<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

The SCALP Missile, is a Franco-British long range, air launched cruise missile designed in the 1990s for precision strikes against high-value, stationary targets like command centres, airfields and infrastructure. The features include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n