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Stratus (missile family)

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Stratus, formerly called the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon or FMAN/FMC in French, is a joint French-British missile programme launched in 2017 to succeed the two countries' Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missile and their separate Exocet and Harpoon anti-ship missiles, with Italy moving to join the programme as of June 2023. It was previously known as the Future Offensive Surface Weapon to the Royal Navy and as SPEAR 5 to the Royal Air Force. The Stratus family comprises two missiles, Stratus LO and Stratus RS. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
Classification
Service Status
Under Development 1
Weapon Class
Cruise missile programme 1
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Royal Air Force, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Stratus (missile family)
Royal Navy, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Stratus (missile family)
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MBDA

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Source Wikidata: Stratus (missile family)
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1. Wikipedia: Stratus (missile family)
  • Infobox: service
    Expected "early 2030s"
  • Lead section
    Stratus, formerly known as the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) or FMAN/FMC in French (Futur Missile Anti-Navire/Futur Missile de Croisière), is a multi-national next generation missile programme launched by France and the United Kingdom in 2017 to succeed their jointly-developed Storm Shadow/SCALP as well as their respective Exocet and Harpoon anti-ship missiles, with Italy in the process of joining as of June 2023.
  • Operated By: Royal Air Force, Infobox: used_by
    French Air Force French Navy Italian Air Force Italian Navy Royal Air Force Royal Navy
  • Operated By: Royal Navy, Infobox: used_by
    French Air Force French Navy Italian Air Force Italian Navy Royal Air Force Royal Navy
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Wikidata: Stratus (missile family)
Wikidata Q5361338, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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