Storm Shadow / SCALP-EG vs MGM-140 ATACMS
Storm Shadow and ATACMS are cited together as long-range Western weapons supplied to Ukraine, but they belong to different families: the first is an air-launched cruise missile, the second a ground-launched ballistic missile. Storm Shadow is shown here at 560 km, the upper end of public figures that vary by version and export status, against about 300 km for ATACMS Block IVA.
Storm Shadow / SCALP-EG · 560 km — MGM-140 ATACMS · 300 km
Storm Shadow / SCALP-EG reaches about 1.9 times farther than MGM-140 ATACMS
Both lines start at the same point. Each interval multiplies distance: this is not a trajectory or geographic route.
Storm Shadow / SCALP-EG *
560 km · nominal maximum range
Public figures vary by version and export status; the cited upper end is shown.
MGM-140 ATACMS
300 km · nominal maximum range
Maximum for Block IVA; earlier variants had shorter range.
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* Estimate, variable figure or condition-dependent envelope. It does not indicate accuracy, effectiveness or effects.
Figures used and how reliable they are
- Storm Shadow / SCALP-EG*: 560 km. Public figures vary by version and export status; the cited upper end is shown.
- MGM-140 ATACMS: 300 km. Maximum for Block IVA; earlier variants had shorter range.
* Storm Shadow / SCALP-EG: estimated or disputed figure; it does not come from a verifiable official data sheet and should be read as indicative.
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Sources / References
- CSIS Missile Defense Project, Missile Threat database.
- IISS, The Military Balance (annual editions).
- U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy fact sheets for Minuteman III, Trident II D5 and Tomahawk.
- U.S. Department of Defense, China Military Power Report.