Merz ready to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine 

Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz says Berlin is willing to supply Ukraine with Taurus long-range missiles, as he emphasised the need to help Kyiv “get ahead” in its conflict with Russia

TAURUS KEPD 350: German-Swedish air-launched cruise missile 

High-thrust turbofan engine 
Wings
Imaging infrared seeker
Tandem warhead: Charge blasts through outer walls of bunker before penetrator explodes inside
Warhead weight 480kg

2.06m 5m
Range: 350-500km 
Weight: 1,400kg 
Speed: Mach 0.6-0.95
Kinetic energy penetrator Shaped charge

HOW TAURUS FINDS ITS TARGET
   
1 Missile launched from bomber, wings extend

2 Drops to very low altitude. Uses inertial navigation, GPS and terrain contour mapping sensors, staying below radar

3 Missile climbs steeply then strikes from above, using infrared seeker
to precisely identify target
       

Sources: Deutsche Welle, FT, Taurus Systems GmbH
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