South Korean F-15Ks have conducted exercises with the Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missile, such exercises have not been conducted for seven years. It is worth noting that Ukraine is currently trying to obtain Taurus missiles from Germany. The Taurus missile was developed by Taurus Systems GmbH, a joint venture between the German company MBDA Deutschland and the Swedish company Saab Bofors Dynamics AB. The missile was developed in 1998 and has been in production since 2004. The Taurus KEPD 350 missile is designed to destroy ground targets without the aircraft entering the air defense zone.
In short, the Taurus missile is considered successful, its cost is about 950 thousand euros. Compared to the SCALP-EG missiles, the Taurus missile looks like a better product. The Taurus missile has an inertial navigation correction system using GPS. Guidance is also carried out using digital maps, which allows ignoring interference from electronic warfare, the missile flies with terrain following at an altitude of about 30 meters. Taurus KEPD 350 has a range of 350-500 km, Taurus KEPD 150 up to 150 km. The mass of the missile's warhead is 481 kg, the flight speed is 730-1100 km/h. South Korea has purchased 267 KEPD 350K Taurus missiles since 2013 to equip F-15K aircraft.
In short, the Taurus missile is considered successful, its cost is about 950 thousand euros. Compared to the SCALP-EG missiles, the Taurus missile looks like a better product. The Taurus missile has an inertial navigation correction system using GPS. Guidance is also carried out using digital maps, which allows ignoring interference from electronic warfare, the missile flies with terrain following at an altitude of about 30 meters. Taurus KEPD 350 has a range of 350-500 km, Taurus KEPD 150 up to 150 km. The mass of the missile's warhead is 481 kg, the flight speed is 730-1100 km/h. South Korea has purchased 267 KEPD 350K Taurus missiles since 2013 to equip F-15K aircraft.
