Parry Brima
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A little bit Apache missiles
Source cited from:
Kiziah, Rex. (2000). Assessment of the Emerging Biocruise Threat. 76.
I think this paper was talking about the version that was sold to UAE called Black Shahine (basically SCALP-EG).
We've yet to know if the ones sold to Qatar is the same.
Some quotes:
- "US officials are angry that France is prepared to breach the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and sell an extended-range version of the Apache stand-off missile to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)."
- "In European hands, the SCALP-EG missile on which Black Shahine is based is claimed to have a rangeof 400km with a 400kg unitary high explosive warhead."
- "MTCR guidelines were updated in 2002 to standardize how the range of cruise missiles is calculated after France and the U.K. sold a Storm Shadow (Black Shaheen) cruise missile to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). France and the UK claimed that the missile sale was in compliance with the MTCR, as its range was less than 300 km calculated at sea level. The U.S. calculated the missile’s range at altitude to be over 400 km, and thus considered its sale a violation."
sources:
- https://armscontrolcenter.org/wp-co...-Technology-Control-Regime-MTCR-Factsheet.pdf
- https://web.archive.org/web/2011060...RY-OVER-FRENCH-DECISION-TO-EXPORT-APACHE.html