![]() ![]() ![]() It’s unclear how many of the remainder could be refurbished back into service, and how quickly that could happen. However, manufacturer Taurus Systems (a two-thirds German, one-third Swedish joint venture) claims that the operational number is closer to 300. Germany claims that it only has 150 Taurus missiles operational out of the 600 received by the Luftwaffe from 2005 to 2010. Effectively, the bluff was called on Russia’s deterrent threats.Ī transfer to Ukraine would result in the first-ever combat use of Taurus, which is currently not in production. Nor did Ukraine use the Western-supplied missiles in controversial ways. Growing support in Berlin for transferring Taurus likely springs from the observation that Storm Shadow/SCALP proved effective for Ukraine, yet didn’t result in the dreaded escalation from Russia. Germany would surely condition Taurus transfers on such an assurance, too. Ukraine had given England assurances that it would not attack targets on Russian soil, which leaves eligible areas invaded and occupied by Russia back in 2014-2015 available- such as Crimea, and swathes of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. ![]()
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