Sevastopol Storm Shadow attack 22nd Sept 2023 [2]

Notably, the exact same mission profile has previously been used as per the attacks against ‘Daesh’ in Northern Iraq – Typhoons carrying 2 wing-mounted Storm Shadows (+ 1 ventral fuel tank), and with in-flight refuelling from KC2 Voyager tanker aircraft (and also flying out of Akrotiri). The combat range of the RAF Typhoon, carrying 2 Storm Shadow ALCMs is estimated to be little more than 900 Km (550 miles) – hence the recent missions over the Red Sea, Black Sea, and Iraq (re. previous posts) necessitating an accompanying RAF Voyager tanker refuelling aircraft.