Ukraine may receive Swedish-German TAURUS cruise missiles with a range of up to 500km

By: Myroslav Trinko | 23.05.2023, 11:20

The AFU recently began using French-British Storm Shadow cruise missiles. It is possible that Ukraine will receive another similar weaponry.

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Bundestag member Roderich Kiesewetter has proposed transferring the TAURUS cruise missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He said this in an interview with Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RDN). Kiesewetter is a member of the Bundestag's external committee and a representative of the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. According to him, TAURUS missiles could be a "useful contribution to Germany". Unfortunately, there is no concrete information on the delivery of the missiles yet.

Flashback

TAURUS is a Swedish-German air-to-ground cruise missile. It is designed for high-precision strikes and to hit highly defended targets at distances of up to 500 km. The missile is manufactured by Taurus Systems GmbH (a joint venture between MBDA Deutschland and Saab Bofors Dynamics AB). The approximate cost of one missile is $1,000,000.

Source: RDN