Firstly som j and JSM are not in the same class as Taurus and scalp. Som j and JSM both weigh less than 600kg and Taurus an Scalp weigh more than a ton they also are faster and are better against mobile targets.
if they use KTJ-3700 which is almost ready for Atmaca land version, it can reach up to 400km. KTJ-3700 is almost the same size as the currently used KTJ-3200, so I'd be surprised if they dont go this way. SOM-J should rather have 500km range to be a strategic weapon.
Storm shadow and Som has the same purpose but are not really in the same class. Storm shadow weighs 1300kg whereas som J is merely 530kg. Of course I would want Som to reach those ranges but I don't know how feasible it is with this much of a weight difference
Do we have a mobile/portable version of this?
Storm Shadow cannot be carried in the internal bay of the fighter jet. A radar like ERIS will detect the plane from a long distance. Even the missile itself is easier to detect than SOM-J, which is small, stealth, but still powerful enough. The idea is to carry it with a stealth drone like Anka-3 and fire it from about 300km, which is the range it is being improved. SOM-J is not to be underestimated. It is a sleek, smooth ”operator“.
