The Swedish Air Force has received an undisclosed number of TAURUS KEPD 350 cruise missiles from German stocks…
Following the transfer, confirmed by the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV), Sweden conducted its first TAURUS missile firing from a JAS 39 Gripen C fighter jet.
Developed by Taurus Systems GmbH, the TAURUS KEPD 350 weighs approximately 1.4 tons, carries a 450 kg warhead and has a range of more than 500 km.
The TAURUS is designed to enable stand-off strikes without requiring the launching aircraft to enter the engagement range of enemy air defense systems.
Germany procured a total of 600 TAURUS KEPD 350 cruise missiles between 2005 and 2010 for use on its Tornado fighter aircraft…