Storm Shadow Missiles: Inside Ukraine’s Nearly $1 Million Weapon | WSJ Equipped

Storm Shadow missiles equip Ukraine’s military counteroffensive with the ability to hit Russian targets more than 150 miles away with pinpoint accuracy. The weapon has three times the range of that on the HIMARS rockets in Ukraine, forcing Moscow to rethink its logistics.
WSJ takes a look at how these long-range, deep-strike missiles work and why the Storm Shadow is equipped to take out key Russian command and control centers.
0:00 A weapon to help with counteroffensive
0:30 How Storm Shadow missiles work
4:31 Weaknesses
6:07 What’s next?
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[@darkmatter6714]

What this fails to mention is that they might have cost $1m per unit at the time of production, but 20 years on, they’re written down to a value of about $50k each. The British are working on a more advanced replacement - it’s a case of use the older ones or lose ‘em, because it probably costs about $50k each to decommission each one.

[@XD-cr3du]

With the very limited amount of storm shadows the U.K. has, and the fact that it's still an incredibly capable weapon even against modern armies as shown in Ukraine. I would be surprised if they would be decommisioned after a replacement came along. It's much more likely they would just be stored in some bunker somewhere to keep in reserve.

[@d3faulted2]

@@XD-cr3du part of the issue is that munitions tend to have a shelf life. Something like this cruise missile that uses a small turbo-jet engine would also have maintenance costs associated with it. Hoses, tubes, seals, basically any rubber or plastic part would have a service life and these cruise missiles would need refurbishment over time. So in some ways it makes sense to expend these while procuring new. It also free's up all that maintenance, refurbishment, and storage money to put towards R&D and procurment.

[@HKim0072]

The US values munitions at production cost not replacement value though. I'm pretty sure the military doesn't depreciate their assets like FASB.

[@drjadefletcher]

Who cares, just as long as Russians are on the receiving end of it.

[@djkinetic2020]

what they also failed to mention is that Russia has been using cruise missiles 50 times more than Ukraine does.

[@rugerdern1554]

Russian soldier at 5:27 is repping the Hub 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jcup9313]

I came to scower the comments to make sure I wasnt the only one lol.

[@AbhineetAsthana13]

Same 😂

[@conorcunningham1615]

The Bros are international.

[@hyy3657]

that is very distinctive....

[@jag-biitii1075]

why they have this logo on the uniform?

[@err0r346]

thank you from all Ukrainians, United Kingdom for storm shadow missiles!! We very appreciate this.

[@ahmedalsharman]

Ukraine will always be part of Russia . stay strong Russia

[@spy_balloon]

05:26 😂🤤

[@err0r346]

@@ahmedalsharman Belgorod will always be Ukrainian))

[@err0r346]

@@ahmedalsharman only in ur dreams puppy

[@danielgriff2659]

and what will you DO with them? Nothing. You have LOST ALL YOUR BATTLES.

[@Mmjk_12]

There's nothing like when we and French team up to make something 🇬🇧🤝🇫🇷

[@thomasstyan2066]

As a Brit, I'm delighted that this is a joint UK/France system. We have our friendly rivalries, but we share so much in common.

[@NPJGlobal]

@@thomasstyan2066 As a Frenchman, I couldn't agree more! Just like the Concorde, this missile is a marvel of french-british engineering!

[@thomasstyan2066]

@@NPJGlobal 🇬🇧💌🇫🇷

[@ROTHSTEIN01]

​@@NPJGlobalboth Concorde and storm shadow are useless.

[@simonjohanson3418]

@@NPJGlobal British - French ;-)

[@bushidoleyroy5725]

From Uk and France to Ukraine with love❤

[@thomasstyan2066]

As a Brit, I feel a genuine love for the brave Ukrainian people, and pleasure that while we don't provide enough, we've at least provided this.

[@luckyguy600]

And with love comes divorce sometimes.

[@The-Bengal-Boys]

From London with Love. We may be small but we still pack a punch 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@andrewnorris5415]

Missiles provoke war. Seek peace.

[@corycg9624]

🇺🇸 🇬🇧

[@The_Stef]

👍

[@ommsterlitz1805]

What they truly fail to mention is that it's entirely from the engine to the paint made in France, the british ad germans are only paying for them and are not included in the research so they are not working on anything related to the SCALP/STShadow missile

[@philipmacfarland7860]

The missile knows where it is, because it knows where it is not

[@colinobrien3806]

there it was gone

[@keithbaranga5729]

goated

[@JoeZorzin]

wow, that sounds so Zen!

[@tominmtnvw]

Meaningless post

[@evildoer8994]

@@tominmtnvwexplain how it’s meaningless

[@shzarmai]

The UK and France should ramp up the mass production of Storm Shadow missles imo.

[@pyrophobia133]

how many factories do they even have to begin with?

[@bobsmith3983]

@@pyrophobia133 None as they are out of production. They would have to restart the assembly line like with the Stinger missile.

[@davidlefranc6240]

MBDA already figured out an hypersonic missiles and other much more modern stuff they are waiting for contracts i guess cuz its always about money with company .

[@williamgarnett3705]

It's nearly impossibly to ramp up production at short notice, all the missiles are basically handmade, especially the electronics so it takes a long time to make each one, and if they're already at max output you can't scale it up anymore without building more factories

[@pyrophobia133]

@@williamgarnett3705 so basically they have 5 and they already blew their supply...

[@mishaelfernandez1]

$1m for high value targets deep within enemy lines doesn’t sound too bad

[@SubvertTheState]

Civilians are high value?

[@Diggnuts]

@@SubvertTheState Ukraine is not targeting civilians.

[@Joelmonterrey]

I'd donate to that if Russians decide not to leave Ukraine. It appears they're not budging so Stormshadow it is.

[@kealeradecal6091]

​@@SubvertTheStateask Russia for hitting schools, hospital and residential areas

[@jasonhart9880]

​@@SubvertTheStatesame brain droppings, different thread.

[@delcox8165]

2:31 The fact that whoever botched the graphic presentation had the missile "flying" everywhere 20-degrees nose-down is driving me crazy.

[@prfwrx2497]

Price of Storm Shadow / SCALP EG: 1 million dollars. Reducing Russian operational depots, command centers, and strategic war infrastructure to dust: priceless.

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

PR stunt: biggest international selling point in the near future

[@mihadalzayat6957]

As a guy from Zimbabwe I’m thankful for the Russians being weak and undetermined. Go Ukraine!

[@ivan1kot]

🤡

[@indethbed2546]

think again

[@Nsmitty1]

Hilarious that the guy quoted Armageddon when talking about closing your hand around the firecracker.

[@richardbayer5702]

My personal FAVORITE quote: "If the Russians move out of range [of the Storm Shadow missiles], we must work together internationally to make sure that the equipment is given [to Ukraine] to make sure they are back in range."

[@jcmc9378]

Tells us all we need to know about the Ukraine War

[@ootachi]

"if the russians move out of range we must work together internationally to make sure that the equipment is given to make sure they are back in range" hahahaha i like this guy already

[@s.d.h.3t981]

Bunch of war criminals

[@Darkerthanblack247]

Our war criminals are better than your war criminals ivan

[@LFPAnimations]

@@s.d.h.3t981 If the Russians don't like being hit by missiles they can just leave Ukraine. They don't have to be there.

[@TerryCheever]

Bless the UK for their support of Ukraine, good show.

[@weneedcriticalthinking]

Who did you vote for in your Country?

[@TerryCheever]

Not the dweebs in power now.

[@weneedcriticalthinking]

@@TerryCheever who then? and in the past then? who did you vote for TerryCheever?

[@TerryCheever]

Thoughtless person hiding behind an avatar name of something you are yourself incapable of, yep.@@weneedcriticalthinking

[@weneedcriticalthinking]

​@@TerryCheever would you like to cam up and debate on KZbin live or some other site? I am multi generation born in and still in California, i vote, pay taxes and get called for jury duty, What Country were you born in and what Countries have you had citizenship with? Who did you vote for @TerryCheever who just KZbin "Joined Dec 4, 2022?"

[@hymns4ever197]

This was the best explanation of Storm Shadow missiles that I have seen. Well done!

[@djkinetic2020]

Why do they need to explain a cruise missile to you? Russia has 50 times more missiles than Ukraine, and 10 times longer range. cruise missiles are not "game changer" nor HIMARS.. nothing in this war is game changer only nukes.

[@spazmonkey3815]

They forgot to mention that they are all being shot down.

[@jonathanhansen2280]

@@djkinetic2020 relax bot. People can enjoy a video purely for education and not care about the politics behind it. Also, nice job being the only like on your own post

[@grine6966]

@@djkinetic2020 Well you forgot to talk about the precision.

[@ianjardine7324]

@@djkinetic2020 there are cruise missiles and "cruise missiles" stormshaddow" can target a specific part of a building while whatever V2 knock off Russia is using can not seem to hit the right town. Unless you are owning up to deliberately inflicting massive civilian casualties? When your version can kill a specific enemy general or smash dead center of a critical strategic bridge maybe you'll be able to start selling stuff to psychotic third world dictators again presuming your own psychotic dictator doesn't need them all.

[@totalplonker824]

It's about time for the US and Germany to start sending their equivalence

[@bobbyschannel349]

be careful. because if Russia responds it escalate.

[@totalplonker824]

@@bobbyschannel349 if Russia stops fighting the war will cease to exist. If Ukraine stops fighting Ukraine will cease to exist. Big difference

[@WorldCitizen0000]

Yes. I hope the Ukraine is being careful about which weapons its using to destroy targets as there's problems in supplying them. But the Crimean bridge should definitively be completely destroyed as its a major supply route, this includes the railway line also.

[@WorldCitizen0000]

@@bobbyschannel349 If the Allies during ww2 were concerned about Hitler escalating the war would have lasted a lot longer.

[@stas-peterschmitz3200]

@@totalplonker824 ..dont act like you guys care about Ukraine...most of you never even heard of it, before the war.

[@janethompson5153]

Happy to help 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦

[@danielbb8570]

No we not

[@janethompson5153]

@@danielbb8570 Good English

[@thomasstyan2066]

@@janethompson5153 And, as all major UK political parties support this aid to Ukraine, you've every right to say what you said.

[@user-ge1nn7ku4x]

Russian soldier at 5:27 is repping the Hub . Russian soldier at 5:27 is repping the Hub .

[@ggg-cf9zl]

Storm Shadow missiles are rockets that saving Ukrainian lives! So as the Ukrainian I really appreciate that and wanna say thanks to the UK and France for supplying this type of weapons!

[@pop1626]

prolonging the enevitable

[@TheThundertaker]

@@pop1626 yeah, sure. Becaus Russia has been doing so well against western trained soldiers and weapons. Russia and Putin are going to break before Ukraine does. Cope Ivan.

[@djkinetic2020]

Russian cruise missiles are rockets that saving Russian lives.

[@modeticklestv4601]

​@@TheThundertakerReally? lol you are so far from reality

[@Tehui1974]

Good decision UK. The use of the these weapons has resulted in the Russian supply lines being in serious trouble.

[@cleomenes01]

I'm sure the West will supply Ukraine with the 20-30k of these missiles needed to turn the tide in this war. Should only cost about 200 billion dollars.

[@tixien]

It’s a French and British decision, as StormShadows/Scalp can’t be exported without approval of both countries. And France sent some as well. What a surprise the U.K. only is boasting about it.

[@allansmith3837]

The only thing in trouble is the British economy and I speak as one off its citizens but never mind let's just keep shovelling money at Ukraine like the clowns in the Whitehouse tell us.

[@humanafterall2076]

Where do you get your bs from?

[@Tehui1974]

@@humanafterall2076 Where do you get your contrary information from?

[@Av-vd3wk]

Thanks for the longer format and extra detail.

[@danielgriff2659]

yes, its fine propaganda

[@Av-vd3wk]

@@danielgriff2659 okay Putin!

[@danielgriff2659]

@@Av-vd3wk you should try listening to the man...

[@godzillaeatsushi4979]

US need to send them more long range

[@dsdgdsfegfeg]

Anyone can send them longer range missiles. Range is not an issue for western countries. They have multiple types of missiles of different ranges. These are on the lower end. Which is all that is needed. Unless your planning on hitting Moscow.

[@weneedcriticalthinking]

Nope, There shoukld be peace instead As a tax paying multi generation Californian who's Countries infrastructure is falling apart, I wan to defund the proxy war and have peace. What Country were you born in and What Countries have you had citizenship with godzillaeatsushi4979?

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

US does not have so many Atacms as thought (already used 700 of them in middle east wars) and will only supply them to ukraine when they're back in production next year by Lockheed Martin with the new block called the PSM.

[@weneedcriticalthinking]

Don't tell my Country how to waste money. we need to fix our infrastructure, not fund another immoral war we won't win. I don;'t tell your Country how to spend it's currency.

[@danielbb8570]

Us and uk need keep out this war , not our allies none our business,

[@dep7311]

Germany should send theirs immediately. The moment they sent it, that bridge will be divided into many parts😂

[@Angel_M777]

American atacms answer to that. Don’t need aircraft, just load them up to familiar Himers battery and off you go. No training no time wasting. Hells know why it’s taking so long to send them

[@lissettelopez8331]

@@Angel_M777 Former MLRS crew member here and I agree 100%. In my 3 years of service I never even knew we made such short range ammo that wasn’t other than training rounds. All of ours were 300 mile range and much much much faster judging from the footage from Ukraine I’ve seen.

[@B.D.E.]

​@@lissettelopez8331 but the US still hasn't offered atacms. Despite the fact that it's shorter range and lower payload than Storm Shadow.

[@SubvertTheState]

It hasn't because this is not about good or evil, it's about power and money. Why else would a "Democracy" censor journalism which is pro peace?

[@Irobert1115HD]

@@Angel_M777 wait you can launch hat missile from a motor home? theres a german motor home company named hymer.

[@tkmmkt6569]

As an American I appreciate our French and British allies contributing these weapons to the common good.

[@SubvertTheState]

No such thing as "good" in war

[@AnthonySpringall]

The British have supplied the Storm Shadow. The French have twice announced (weeks and weeks apart) they are sending SCALPs (same as the Storm Shadow just a different name) but when will they be delivered to Ukraine??

[@AnthonySpringall]

BTW. the distance on the British supplied Storm Shadows have been restricted so they cant hit Moscow from Ukraine. They have much longer range than you think. The Germans may have been weary about sending their version of the cruise missiles because of their range.

[@Joelmonterrey]

@@SubvertTheState It is when you have to fight it to get invaders to leave.

[@wawaweewa9159]

Nato vets need to volunteer on mass scale

[@muhammadazeem1346]

5:26 is that logo supposed to be there?

[@ldIezz]

give that man a beer

[@icemanzw]

The technology was captured by Russia last month so the missle is pretty much useless now

[@spitcatTV]

that $1m price tag is well worth it when you consider that other weapons of this type would likely need multiple attempts get through missile defences.

[@SubvertTheState]

A million dollars to destroy infrastructure and kill people? What's so good about "Democracy" when you end up with people investing in and supporting war.

[@SeanD808]

In Iraq an IED cost them 35 bucks to make...

[@kiwibonsai2355]

1 million per missle while citizens live on the street and CEOs buy islands.

[@theprotagonist8755]

​@@kiwibonsai2355yep. You haven't learned that life and the world isn't fair? You must be a child.

[@crescentprincekronos2518]

​@@theprotagonist8755that and people fight for moral high ground when none exist.

[@ConsensusX]

5:26 The Russians: "Before we invade, we'd like to thank our biggest sponsor:" "This invasion was brought to you by:"

[@ohhi1134]

The missile knows where it is because it knows where it isn't.

[@WorshipinIdols]

ATACMS is not the analog to a Storm Shadow, the JASSM is the US analog to Storm Shadow/Scalp EG.

[@user-im8hb6ze2z]

When no ATACMS has been provided, we will take whatever long range missiles are being given to us and we will put them to good use!

[@ommsterlitz1805]

It's much weaker though even if they tried to reverse engineer it

[@Top_Weeb]

What about the JIZZM?

[@WorshipinIdols]

@@ommsterlitz1805 what is weaker? What on earth are u talking about? The storm Shadow , the Scalp and the JASSM all have the same 1,000 lbs high-blast, fragmentation warhead.

[@WorshipinIdols]

@@user-im8hb6ze2z it’s not likely cuz the ATACMS is no longer in production. I recall their are ~900+ ATACMS left in the us arsenal, not to be replaced. So the us may be unwilling to give away the rest of our stocks knowing that no more will ever be built.

[@IMBlakeley]

Ukraine has the export version I believe, it's range is artificially limited, prob by firmware. The air launched version the UK has used previously offically has a 550km range although there is anecdotal evidence the RAF have hit targets closer to 1000km. The French navy version is being upgraded to 1200km for a ship launched version, albeit that looks to be new HW.

[@lordraydens]

shouldn't take ukraine long to hack that firmware

[@tacticalsapper]

Some sources? "I believe" is not sufficiently convincing.

[@occamraiser]

@@lordraydens If they do they will never receive another bullet from the West and they understand that.

[@Neilukuk]

@@lordraydens Doubt they would risk losing military support and that would definitely make countries think twice about what they send. It would probably have a security system that alerts UK of tamper and block missile usage.

[@TwoFistsOneHalleluja]

Max range for the air-launched ones is 500km. The french navy has vertical silo variants called "Mdcn" (Missile de croisiere naval - naval cruise missile). There is a version that can be shot from frigates, and another from submarines. These have 1400km and 1000km range respectively. But they are very different missiles that cost around twice as much as the air-launched variant.

[@hadimaghami6740]

5:26 😐😏😂 that was super random

[@charlesrichardson8635]

Don't forget the AGM-160 Mald that is used in conjunction to divert AD attention.

[@rdrrua]

Kudos to UK for Storm Shadows. US unfortunately does not provide long range missiles

[@tixien]

It’s French-British. The French call it Scalp. It can’t leave French or British soil without approval of both countries.

[@Lucas-vd2gx]

It is about time for other countries to step in too and that is good, every time people expect the US to provide more and more

[@user-im8hb6ze2z]

@@tixien Yet, Monsieur - we are yet to see France delivering their SCALP missiles to us in Ukraine :( Macron promised, but has not delivered yet. So far we have only seen British missiles. And they were money well spent - as you can see from report, as few generals, hundreds of orcs, and other high value targets destroyed, damaged or exterminated.

[@user-im8hb6ze2z]

@@Ell-tell exactly. UK already got return on its investment :)

[@bret7520]

For a good reason, the us doesn’t want to send weapons that can be used against Russia on Russian soil

[@BlacktulipSF]

How many times are we gonna make the same mistake by delaying the delivery of significant amounts of distinctive long range missiles? Russia should not have a breather during this war and it costs too many lives delaying the victory.

[@nda123full]

We need to provide longer range weaponds.🇺🇦🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇸🇺🇦

[@ericp1139]

Russia’s objective is to create a buffer zone equal to the longest ranged missile. So the longer the range of the missile, the more land Ukraine will lose.

[@dsdgdsfegfeg]

​@@ericp1139that's not true at all. That would require taking all of Europe. You have endless ranges of missiles. 150 -300 -500- 750 -1500-3000, storm shadows are on the lower end.

[@RainerMichelle]

@@ericp1139 nobody cares what Russia's "objectives" are, the Ukrainians want their country back, and we need to help them to get it done asap, and while in the Biden administration they are still scared of Putin, in the UK and in France we don't care what Putin thinks, France has delivered Scalp missiles, and probably the 500km range, Macron did not say which ones...you will find out soon

[@ericp1139]

@@dsdgdsfegfeg then I guess it’s to the border of Poland.

[@georgecoons6872]

Biden won't do it. Biden dont want to fight a war we can't win.

[@JiTiAr35]

Precision. That's the keyword of modern warfare. Something Russia really lack of, even since Soviet era.

[@kentershackle1329]

What's soo modern when ya hv to sent squads into near suicidal frontal attack to take some dirt trench?. and praying ya vehicle don't run over landmines...

[@trevorsutherland5263]

LOL. That Kinzhal that put Budanov into a coma pretty much landed right next to him!! 🤣

[@JiTiAr35]

@@trevorsutherland5263 yes, but how many Kinzhals have been shot down? The defense system is precise enough to defend Kinzhal. So again, precision.

[@rajkumar-qf3fk]

land mines that the keyword for dismantling modern warfare.

[@icemanzw]

Why do you need precision if you can overwhelm the area you want to bring down more missle is Better

[@cesaravegah3787]

So far as much as I am aware on Ukranie no Storm Shadow has failed a target or has been intercepted, an almost unheard combat record.

[@MyLifeOfficial]

Great video! Excellent reporting and detail. Thank you 👏🏼👏🏼 Keep it up 👌🏼

[@misc_channel]

Not bad but it didn't mention they are very good at starting World War 3

[@pete49327]

Eventually the GLSDB glide bomb will arrive in Ukraine, supposedly within weeks. It is a HIMARS munition which doubles the range of current HImars missiles Ukraine currently uses. It's a smaller warhead but compensated by being even more surgically precise (one meter circle). The glide bomb piggy backs on older Himars missiles which are plentiful and relatively cheap. At apex of rocket's trajectory the glide bomb releases and glides in free fall to target. The bomb has winglets and is able to alter course as needed, to the extent it can turn back 180 degrees and hit the backslope of a target which might normally offer terrain/obstacle protection from most artillery fired from enemy's location. Finally, the bomb can hit targets painted by airborne or ground based lasers, even hitting moving targets. The delivery has been delayed by a couple months, reportedly because the older Himars rockets have to be painstakingly inspected for safety and reliability before shipment...not just for safety of Himars crews in theater, but also for U.S. aircraft and airmen who will ship the cargo.

[@fonsecahebo]

Spook

[@HKim0072]

Anything GPS related is getting screwed right now. That's one thing that Russia is good at: jamming stuff.

[@olegmakogon7447]

GLSDB had been in use since end of winter/early spring as I know.

[@yomama629]

@@HKim0072 they're not good at not jamming their own stuff while jamming enemy stuff though

[@nihil-baxter]

Thank you UK for supplying Ukraine with Stormshadows! I wish my country would throw in the Taurus as well...

[@steeltalon2317]

The real benefit of the Storm Shadow is that it keeps Russian colonel and general officers out of the combat zone; since, they know there is very real possibility of being killed once their presence is discovered by Ukraine intelligence. For example, Lt Gen Oleg Tsokov was killed by a Storm Shadow in a local hotel near Berdyansk once his location was discovered by Ukraine intelligence. So if Russian leaders can't maneuver in the combat zone without getting killed, that leaves Russian leadership at the battalion and brigade level, which sucks already, in the hands of captains and lieutenants. Further, the Storm Shadow makes establishing brigade level ammunition and fuel points near the front lines almost impossible. Thus, the Russians can't rapidly re-supply a battalion under attack.

[@josephstalin9357]

It's not gonna stop officers from going to the front. They know they might die

[@steeltalon2317]

@@josephstalin9357 No. If that were the case, you'd hear and see general officers at the front in the media to bolster their troop morale. You don't see that. At least 317 Russian officers had been killed, a third of them majors, lieutenant colonels, and colonels. They are not stupid.

[@rushyscoper1651]

@@josephstalin9357 they don't have endless supply of officer specially general level

[@skarhabekgreyrukh8601]

@@rushyscoper1651 they dont have general level officer from the start.... more dumb officer killed mean nothing. they just promote another one.

[@drumminslife]

I wonder if there's a chance Russia may be holding back most of it's "good troops" and valuable officers, and instead sending just a couple elites but mostly "the undesirables"?

[@MiserableJosephson]

Is it accurate to describe the ATACMS, a ground launched ballistic missile as the US "equivalent" of the Storm Shadow, an air launched cruise missile? Wouldn't the JASSM be a more accurate US equivalent of a Storm Shadow? I have heard speculation that the JASSM might be provided to be used with the F-16s that are planned for delivery later this year. The US also has a greater stockpile of JASSMs than ATACMS, as well as a greater current production capacity. Maybe you can address these options in your next video 🤔

[@kineticdeath]

im pretty sure the atacms is old news, like 80s maybe 90's tech. Theres probably far better gear in the US inventory by now, whether its known or unknown

[@Userext47]

@@kineticdeath It's PrSM. Currently in development.

[@Userext47]

JASSM is relatively new, won't be sent because of OPSEC.

[@MiserableJosephson]

@@Userext47 JASSM has been in service in the US for 14 years, and has been exported by the US for a decade now.

[@sergiychupryna2952]

I am Ukrainian, and I want to Thank You Very Much for your Help! Your weapon saved and saves many Ukrainian lives every day!!!

[@discojelly]

We got you're six (back) Brother!

[@R0BL0W]

We're all rooting for you in the UK. We have an election coming soon and many of us will base our decision on what support our new govt can give you

[@tnh723]

Storm Shadow was one of the very best ninjas of the 1980s. COBRA!

[@JayMannStuff]

That patch on the guy's combat vest at 5:27 lol

[@witsend236]

As a Brit I say we now need to give Ukraine the long range storm shadow. They are obsolete now so lets give them to Ukraine.

[@EvenWaysMusic]

Obsolete? Haha I always wonder where experts like you even come from. Storm Shawdow is one of the most advanced and precise missiles on the planet. It isn't due to be replaced until the mid 2030's.

[@superduper9357]

@@EvenWaysMusic What h means is that the missiles sent to Ukraine are the UK's stock of older missiles. Obviously they are still effective but they are no longer the most advanced cruise missiles in the UKs arsenal

[@chrisross6644]

Yeah I don't understand why we have limited the range on the ones we have sent. As an ex soldier who has done tours as far as I'm concerned, if someone is attacking you wherever they are attacking from becomes a legitimate military target. If I kicked in my neighbours door I couldn't complain when he done it back to ask why.🤷

[@onlymeok]

@@EvenWaysMusic They were due for refurbishment only to serve another few years. Think of the money wasted on Concorde to get it flying again briefly.

[@witsend236]

@@EvenWaysMusic I spent 25 years in the British armed forces and worked for Airbus military for a further 20 years - Airbus owns MBDA. I was an an executive chief engineer and members of my team worked on both storm shadow and Euro fighter amongst other systems. Storm Shadow is obsolete, isn't being made anymore and being phased out in favour of a new system. The existing stock piles will need to be disposed of which means either we use them or dismantle at great cost. Better to give the stock to Ukraine. So now you know my expertise DH.

[@liamsnell5549]

5:27 - you can thank me later

[@kparry5336]

Im disappointed that the comments section didn’t make this a bigger deal. Appreciate the editor of this video leaving that in…

[@nacidoviernes13]

now i remember what i was about to do

[@The_Stef]

@@nacidoviernes13 Have fun 😄

[@FlorinSutu]

Storm Shadow is not manufactured anymore by Great Britain and France, and the two countries will not restart its production. Something that the leadership of Ukraine is not able to grasp, otherwise they will use this asset only when it is really needed.

[@govindashedde1124]

Phub crew filming Russia getting it 😂 5:27

[@jkgrooves]

The support we here in the West, for Ukraine has been good. However we need to do more. The Ukrainians are suffering and dying. They are a free people. Welcoming them into the fold of the western markets and adding legal tentacles to help root out corruption, will mean prosperity for all of us. Other countries we've tried to intervene we're kicking and screaming hating us. Ukraine is practically begging to be part of the fold. I believe we have the obligation to help usher them in to their full potential as a democracy. Our role is very similar to what France did to help with the American Revolution. A baby democracy needing help to get on its feet. 🇺🇲💛💙🏁

[@SubvertTheState]

What's Democracy?

[@prakashrai5591]

🤣

[@jonathanr72]

Democracies don't outlaw the opposition party like Zelensky did. Only dictatorships do that.

[@GK-ui8fv]

Ideally, during war opposition should join hands with the ruling party as happens in all democracy.

[@franciscovarela7127]

@5:27 Photo of Russian soldier holding missile fragment has a Pornhub patch on his uniform. He's wearing a mask so that his wife doesn't find out why his roaming charges are so high. Very professional

[@jerrysanchez9772]

You can't put a price on the lives that they're Saving And the needless suffering the children are going through. They need more weapons like this to end the war. Hopefully, hopefully US comes through with attackems soon. Slavia Ukraine❤

[@f-86zoomer37]

completely off topic, but why does that mobik have that patch??? 5:27

[@UnCannyValley67]

It slices and dices, penetrates, then sautées and fries Orcs for dinner. Nice!❤

[@fedorbutochnikow5312]

The sooner we supply Ukraine with longer range missiles, the sooner this war would be over.

[@bidenhasdementia8657]

this war will never "be over" until wise leaders search for peace.

[@fedorbutochnikow5312]

@@bidenhasdementia8657 Please understand: no peace is possible until Russia is exiled from the Ukrainian territory. Would you negotiate with someone who invaded a large portion of your private property, killed part of your family and now wants to negotiate while pointing a gun at you?

[@bidenhasdementia8657]

@@fedorbutochnikow5312 Ukraine isn't capable of "exiling" russia from eastern Ukraine. I wish they were but they aren't and never will be capable enough. What will in all likelihood happen is Ukraine will use up all it's manpower and resources on the "counteroffensive" then be incapable of stopping russia from taking more of Ukraine. If peace isn't reached the there is a high likelihood of Russia taking more of Ukraine than they already have.

[@fedorbutochnikow5312]

@@bidenhasdementia8657 Ukraine will never stop fighting, please beat that into your head. Ukraine will continue reclaiming its own territory because it cannot not to, it cannot just tell its own people that the invasion can lead to an agreement, a treaty or even a ceasefire.

[@bidenhasdementia8657]

@@fedorbutochnikow5312 ukraine is militarily incapable of reclaiming eastern ukraine. its a sad reality but reality nonetheless. the longer this conflict goes on the more it benefits russia and the more likely russia will take even more ground from ukraine

[@NekoWinters]

I cna just imagine them writing on the side of it "From Ukraine with love ❤️"

[@GRvyBB]

This is great content. You guys have really been hitting it out of the park this year.

[@fistful0fst33l]

😂

[@FigNcodfish767]

🤡🤡

[@frankb1]

Yes

[@lissettelopez8331]

So there’s a much needed correction coming from a former 13M MLRS/HIMARS crew member. MLRS can reach 300+ miles with the ammunition we NATO use. Double that of the Stormshadow. Not saying the Stormshadow is not a supreme weapon system, but it must be noted that MLRS is not being fully executed in an offensive fashion as we would.

[@kevinshort3943]

Ukraine have the export version of Storm Shadow/SCALP. The full fat version is 340+ miles

[@radman8321]

There are multiple versions of Storm Shadow too. The UK has sent the shorter range ones. The longer range version has double the range. The UK and US are both sending weapons with ranges to hit targets in occupied Ukraine and not putting temptation in Ukraine's hands to attacking targets deep inside Russia. It's only 520 miles to Moscow and given how poor the Russian Air defence seems, getting an SU57 200 miles into Russian territory to launch wouldn't be out of the question.

[@RainerMichelle]

@@radman8321 there are speculations that France has given the 500km version to Ukraine, we don't know, Macron is not very talkative on the subject...I guess we will find out soon

[@B.D.E.]

Then tell your senators to send ATACMS. The US is lagging behind.

[@gibbo_303]

Sir is that classified information because the maximum i've seen is 190 miles

[@pahtar7189]

The success of Storm Shadows may lead to a higher production rate that could lead to a drop in unit price due to the economy of scale.

[@ptonpc]

Nope, no more Storm Shadows are being made. It's successor is supposed to enter production in a couple of years but what we have is all that is left.

[@RainerMichelle]

@@ptonpc France has sent their Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine as well, and next year they start producing the successor missiles, it looks like they are a new best seller

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

@@ptonpc that's not the point. the PR point is if the SCALP/ Storm shadow is performing so well it's successor will surely be more developed and will sell internationaly in large numbers, surely for Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, SK, Australia (which I doubt a bit as they're in the new atacms program or precision strike missile) and even Japan or India. Not speaking of European eastern market like Poland.

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

@@RainerMichelle Yes, as said this SCALP/Storm Shadow are doing all the PR work.

[@ptonpc]

@@Maddog-xc2zvJoined Sep 9, 2022 The original commentator was working on the basis that Storm Shadow production is continuing. It is not.

[@edwardkamau267]

I can't be the only one that saw the PH logo on the soldier's uniform 😅

[@BoBnotThat1]

what i liked was, we said they can have them, and the next day or so, they used them in Ukraine. they ever delivered them really fast, or they told us cos they were getting used

[@rono108]

Germany needs to step up and supply the Ukrainians.

[@GotMoxy]

Germany is in recession and out of weaponry too. They said they will not fund Ukraine in weapons or money. EU just said no to Zelenskys request for funding to subsidize the export of Ukraines grain. Biden said the US is out of ammunition too. Zelensky needs to make peace or sacrifice what is left of his country and people. He should of NEVER trusted Biden and Boris who stopped him from any peace deals.

[@Simon-hb9rf]

wow the Russian bots are really out in force in this comments section aren't they

[@arnoldvezbon6131]

Not as many as ukrop bots

[@JohnSmith-vz8pc]

Ukrainian MOD: "We'd like to strike the HQ of the occupiers' Black sea fleet in Sevastapil" Operator: " which room and window?" Ukrainian MOD: "Admiral of Fleets' office please. During a high-level briefing meeting, this morning"

[@jhcengineering]

Do we map with satellite LIDAR for terrain contour mapping (like creating the maps) Anyone know how NATO maps?

[@toastrecon]

Ukraine is also developing its own variety of cruise missile. Should be interesting to see how soon they can field it in reliable numbers. Pulse jet.

[@olegmakogon7447]

You meant GRIM-1 /GRIM-2?

[@sendoalbino6092]

that's country is curapt em possible to make cruise missile cruise wallet😂😂😂 big WALLET

[@rudyd7306]

@@sendoalbino6092 well, I think russia is more corrupt than ukraine.And the big boss of corruption----pooptin. Think about that.

[@occamraiser]

Seriously? You're staking you hopes on a WW II V1? While I'm sure they will be cheap to make they would be better off cloning the iranian drones, manufacturing them by the hundred in the west at $20k each that is 50 per $1M and they can send THEM into russia without troubling their Western supporters.

[@richardbayer5702]

With its own cruise missile, Ukraine will be going ONTO RUSSIAN TERRITORY. YES! Wipe out electricity for the oligarchs and that's the end of Putin. 😂

[@josharpe5605]

Storm Shadows also use thermography for guidance. The KPED 350 (Taurus) has an operational range of ~310 miles. The Storm Shadow has an operating range of 340 miles.

[@djkinetic2020]

Khinzal is 1240 miles range, They launch it in Caspian sea. What are people so obsessed with cruise missiles? Russia has more of them. If you are impressed by the storm shadow.. Russia has 50 times more cruise missiles.. they are not game changers.

[@MarlinSoftware]

​@@djkinetic2020 Nobody is impressed by the HYPE-a-sonic missiles Russia has, because they don't seem to work!

[@josharpe5605]

@@djkinetic2020 The ability that they give Ukraine to strike targets deep w/in Russian-occupied territory is not to be sniffed at.

[@krempixxx]

@@djkinetic2020 they had so many but not anymore orc because they shoot them on civs building :D

[@sergiiua2758]

Thanks for UK from Ukraine!

[@pro.crastination]

Thanks for providing Storm Shadow, but we need dozens of ATACMS as well, Please don`t delay with providing them! Help Ukraine defeat Russian fascists!

[@KendlickLama]

*The storm shadow missile knows where its target is, by knowing where its not*

[@thomasmleahy6218]

Where's the rest of that joke?

[@KendlickLama]

@@thomasmleahy6218 you don’t know, don’t you?

[@christopherwang4392]

How does the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile or JASSM compare with the Storm Shadow? Has there been any discussions for the United States to provide JASSMs to Ukraine?

[@ataxpayer723]

AGM-158B JASSM-ER The US Air Force studied various improvements to the AGM-158, resulting in the development of the JASSM-Extended Range (JASSM-ER), which received the designation AGM-158B in 2002. Using a more efficient engine and larger fuel volume in an airframe with the same external dimensions as the JASSM, the JASSM-ER is intended to have a range of over 575 mi (925 km) as compared to the JASSM's range of about 230 mi (370 km). Other possible improvements were studied but ultimately not pursued, including a submunition dispenser warhead, new types of homing head, and a new engine giving ranges in excess of 620 mi (1,000 km). The JASSM-ER has 70% hardware commonality and 95% software commonality with the original AGM-158 JASSM. The first flight test of the JASSM-ER occurred on May 18, 2006 when a missile was launched from a U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The initial platform for the JASSM-ER is the B-1 Bone. While both the original JASSM and the JASSM-ER are several inches too long to be carried in the internal weapons bay of the F-35 Lightning II, the F-35 will be able to carry both missiles externally, which would compromise the aircraft's stealth features. The JASSM-ER entered service with the USAF in April 2014. Although the B-1 was initially the only aircraft able to deploy it, it was later integrated onto the B-52, F-15E, and F-16; the B-1B can carry a full load of 24 JASSM-ERs, the B-2 16 missiles,[34][35] and the B-52 outfitted with the 1760 Internal Weapons Bay Upgrade (IWBU) is able to carry 20 JASSM-ERs, eight internally and 12 on external pylons. It is also carried on U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and F-35C fighters

[@elpenprice679]

haha no shot; no way its going to ukraine

[@Neeboopsh]

HIMARS launchers fire the standard himars munition, as well as atacms...but also a new missile with even farther range, called the precision strike missile. it is not officially in service, but the psm is supposed to enter service this year....and it wouldnt be the first time a system was field tested before it was officially in service.

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

Lockheed Martin will be starting scale production next year of the new block of the atacms, which is the PSM or PrMS- precision strike missile. Until then numbers are running short (current blocks not in production anymore, the producing lines were shut down) and Ukraine will see squat. After they'll start to get some of the first gen in few numbers and increasing as the new block also ramps up on production (it will also be surely sold to Australia, likely to the UK, and interest will be also on the side of those countries with M270 MLRS - UK and France are also developing, almost ready to produce, upgrade of the SCALP/Storm Shadow - which also are not being produced anymore).

[@ashif21]

At 3:44 that's the same example they used in the movie Armageddon to explain why they should drill a hole into the asteroid.

[@wrighty338]

The storm shadow is old and was in scope for modernisation so i would not be surprised if a majority of the stockpile went to Ukraine with a view to replacing it with something newer in the near future. I hope Germany will hand over some Taurus too honestly.

[@Demopans5990]

Mirrors the actions taken by the rest of NATO. The US is sending over what is basically warehouse junk due for modernization 10-20 years ago, not to mention all those tanks the Marine Corps decided were too heavy to lug around islands

[@christianviewmont5632]

Indeed, and I quote: "If the Russians move out of range [of the Storm Shadow missiles], we must work together internationally to make sure that the equipment is given [to Ukraine] to make sure they are back in range."

[@playbabethebookshelf6249]

the secret engineering behind its precision is because, The missile knows where it is.

[@bobsmith3983]

Not really as it is being jammed near any critical infrastructure or being shot down by SHORAD.

[@ianendangan7462]

Storm Shadow is actually a anglo french product.

[@francislaguna9142]

Correct

[@itachiofthesharingan67]

Missiles don't stop wars, but wise men do.

[@bidenhasdementia8657]

unfortunately the world is run by fools

[@stonward]

Mmmm - do you know of any?

[@Shinshocks555]

The point of the missiles is to eliminate the fools in leadership positions so that wise men can take their place and end the war.

[@kealeradecal6091]

Ask putin and his dream of Russian empire

[@kiwibonsai2355]

​@@kealeradecal6091ask Biden to complete a sentence... Its just shows how many leaders are just puppets of greed and the only thing Trump was worried about was how much Tax he could avoid.

[@rafael.0.0.0.0]

5:27 Did anyone else notice it? Zoom in the soldier.

[@nolby1758]

Love his last line in the video.

[@MaximSadikov]

Thanks for Support!

[@trifio5242]

1 mln usd is actually very cheap. Russian Kalibr (almost the same rocket) costs about 6 mln usd

[@The_Stef]

According to Wikipedia the Kalibr also costs about 1 mil USD while the export version costs 6.5 mil USD (sounds like insane profit margins).

[@weneedcriticalthinking]

You pay for it with your own money then trifio5242. I want peace talks followed by peace, and my Country to fix it's crumbling infrastructure.

[@jsimmons9969]

Storm shadow is nowhere near equal to Kalibr. Kalibr costs Russia 1-3 million depending on variant. Kalibr has up to 4 times the range of Storm shadow.

[@timmurphy5541]

@@weneedcriticalthinking You go and make the peace happen then.

[@heybabycometobutthead]

​@@jsimmons9969So what's the range of Kalibr?

[@mr_dyano2062]

😂😂 5:27

[@Angel_M777]

Why atacms are still not delivered ?

[@Chrisander90]

“When something is flying high, you can see it from a long way away.” Truer words were never spoken! 420

[@Joelmonterrey]

I bet a lot of countries now want to purchase the Stormshadow. What an incredible piece of hardware! Wow. Gee, would have been nice to show of those ATACMS or whatever they are. I wonder if those work.

[@Villain1874]

Storm Shadow will be replaced in the coming years by FC/ASW ("Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon") again being developed by the UK/France and I believe Italy has recently joined the program - so countries may want to wait to get the improved more capable missile.

[@timmilder8313]

Yes they work. We've used hundreds of them lol. We sell plenty of F35s

[@Joelmonterrey]

@@timmilder8313 Oh I know they do! I'm just being sarcastic because I'm not happy that the US leaders have not sent ATACMS. It's very annoying. Btw, I live about an hour away from where HIMARS are produced. It would mean jobs for us here in Arkansas. I'm honored that we can help Ukrainian people restore their country again and defeat over 500 years of Russian imperialism.

[@weneedcriticalthinking]

Evil is promoting war weapons, do you work for the MIC?

[@Joelmonterrey]

@@weneedcriticalthinking Those weapons are stopping over 500 years of Russian colonialism and genocide. Please have a seat.

[@randomracki9453]

Problem is Storm Shadow needs air launching and Ukraine airforce abilities are very limited

[@todorkolev7565]

Considering the Storm Shadow is an extremely high value strategic weapon for Ukraine, they will be shooting it at such low rates that, as long as they have ONE capable airframe, they are not bottlenecked from shooting as many as Storm Shadows as they need (again, considering that they have so little, that they can't shoot as many as they WANT).

[@amazingdany]

Totally helped during the Ukrainian counteroffensive!

[@aaronhinspater6771]

5:26 dudes patch tells me he's a man of culture

[@svenlima]

Thank you for the informative video. However: This video suffers of the disease of many youtube videos: superfluous and distracting background music. It's tiring attending to the narration over the background music, masking the topic of the video and mostly adding nothing to the content. Narration or music is fine but one on top of the other is annoying.

[@xenermorph2]

The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is - whichever is greater - it obtains a difference or deviation. The guidance subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the missile from a position where it is to a position where it isn't, and arriving at a position that it wasn't, it now is. Consequently, the position where it is is now the position that it wasn't, and if follows that the position that it was is now the position that it isn't. In the event that the position that the position that it is in is not the position that it wasn't, the system has acquired a variation. The variation being the difference between where the missile is and where it wasn't. If variation is considered to be a significant factor, it too may be corrected by the GEA. However, the missile must also know where it was. The missile guidance computer scenario works as follows: Because a variation has modified some of the information that the missile has obtained, it is not sure just where it is. However, it is sure where it isn't, within reason, and it know where it was. It now subtracts where it should be from where it wasn't, or vice versa. And by differentiating this from the algebraic sum of where it shouldn't be and where it was, it is able to obtain the deviation and its variation, which is called error.

[@bobsmith3983]

The missile's GPS is being effectively jammed by the Russians or being shot down by SHORAD.

[@alpinecenter]

But who's on first?

[@larsvanbrakel3960]

I basically, the missile knows where it is because it knows where it isn't.

[@2Sage-7Poets]

imagine that piece of metal fly horizontal or vertical based on where the target is despite of it's size and weight.. just thinking how they do it is a headache for ordinary people..

[@sarcasmo57]

Use them well.

[@bradhigerd4838]

Great segment. And a very impressive missile. All the pomp by Putin over hypersonic missiles means little if inaccurate and vulnerable to countermeasures. This terrain mapping feature is amazing. I’d have expected that level of technology still requiring a remote targeting system or “piloting”, but I’m only familiar with 30+ year old munitions. This new Western tech is impressive, especially knowing the West is holding back its best stuff.

[@RainerMichelle]

it was developed in cooperation with France , Macron will send missiles as well, but we don't know which range, it might be the 500km range, but France has not announced which ones yet en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Shadow

[@scottyotty2hotty]

Terrain mapping has been around for a while, although it's pretty rare. Trident missiles even have something called 'Celestial Navigation', literally navigating by the stars. It was recognised some years ago that you can't necessarily rely on GPS.

[@SeanD808]

The Russians captured one recently...I heard...

[@shonemumy]

@@SeanD808 Yup. And, judging from released video, those pieces look like crashed, rather than shot down. I doubt warhead would stay intact if anything kinetic was involved. That leaves EW or malfunction. Very impressive missile indeed.

[@jamesstewart3285]

Not trying to disappoint you, but some have been shot down by AA SAM systems, one seems to have failed via engine malfunction and was captured by the enemy.

[@protorhinocerator142]

I'm being followed by a storm shadow. Storm shadow, storm shadow.

[@phillipdavidhaskett7513]

That's blasphemous. Cat Stevens wouldn't approve. Pacifist hippy.

[@dimitriisov1262]

Did anyone else notice the soldier at 5:27 just casually sporting a P-hub patch??

[@user-bo6bg4jt5p]

Precision missile costs too much. if using effectively , it can be a good weapons. Next; German Taurus long , USA Atacms missiles have to be provided with Ukraine to oust the invader Russian .😍 .