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The '''Taurus KEPD 350'''{{Efn | Target Adaptive Unitary and Dispenser Robotic Ubiquity System/Kinetic Energy Penetrator and Destroyer.{{cn|date=August 2023}} }} is a Swedish-German [[air-launched cruise missile]], manufactured by [[Taurus Systems]] and used by Germany, Spain, and South Korea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flugrevue.de/militaerluftfahrt/kampfflugzeuge-helikopter/erste-taurus-an-suedkorea-uebergeben/703582|title=Abstandslenkflugkörpersystem: Erste Taurus an Südkorea übergeben|publisher=|access-date=October 23, 2016|archive-date=September 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913232341/http://www.flugrevue.de/militaerluftfahrt/kampfflugzeuge-helikopter/erste-taurus-an-suedkorea-uebergeben/703582|url-status=dead}}</ref> Taurus Systems GmbH is a partnership between [[MBDA Deutschland GmbH]] (formerly LFK) and [[Saab Bofors Dynamics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/gripen/ | series = Projects | title= Gripen Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft, Sweden | accessdate = July 17, 2007 | work= Airforce technology}}</ref>
==History==
During the [[Cold War]] Germany wanted to buy French Apache, which did not work out. In 1998, Germany funding the development of a powered system to be designated KEPD-350 with the acronym TAURUS (Target Adaptive Unitary and dispensor Robotic Ubiquity System).<ref name="typhoon">{{Cite web |date=2011-06-23 |title=EADS/Bofors TAURUS |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623063747/http://typhoon.starstreak.net/common/AG/taurus.html |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
==Overview==
The [[missile]] incorporates [[stealth technology]] and has an official range in excess of {{convert|500|km|mi|-2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.taurus-systems.de/html/kepd350.html |title=Kepd 350 |place=DE |accessdate=September 3, 2007 |publisher=Taurus systems |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927180433/http://www.taurus-systems.de/html/kepd350.html |archivedate=September 27, 2007 }}</ref> It is powered by a turbofan engine at Mach 0.95 and can be carried by [[Panavia Tornado]], [[Eurofighter Typhoon]], [[Saab JAS 39 Gripen]], [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet]], and [[McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle#F-15K|McDonnell Douglas F-15K Slam Eagle]] aircraft.{{cn}}
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