OVERVIEW
MANUFACTURERTaurus Systems (MBDA/Saab)
YEAR INTRODUCED2005
UNITS IN SERVICE600
UNITS PRODUCED700
UNIT COST$950K
DESCRIPTION
German-Swedish stealth cruise missile with bunker-busting tandem warhead. Famously NOT sent to Ukraine despite pleas — Germany feared escalation.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
Weight
1400 kg
Warhead
481 kg MEPHISTO tandem penetrator
Range
500 km
Speed
Mach 0.8-0.9
Guidance
INS/GPS + TERCOM + IBN (image-based navigation) + IR terminal
Penetration
Tandem warhead designed to penetrate reinforced bunkers
Stealth
Low-RCS airframe
COMBAT RECORD
COMBAT RECORD
No combat use. Germany controversially refused to supply to Ukraine despite intense lobbying.
GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
OPERATORS
Operator data coming soon