TAURUS KEPD 350

Also known as

Taurus
KEPD-350
TAURUS KEPD 350E

TAURUS KEPD 350 is a German-Swedish, air-launched stand-off cruise missile built by TAURUS Systems for precision attacks on hardened, deeply buried, and high-value targets. Saab lists a range above 500 km, a 481 kg tandem warhead, low-level terrain-following navigation, and turbojet propulsion, while Boeing's Advanced F-15 carriage matrix shows the missile among the family of externally carried munitions.

TAURUS KEPD 350, Stand-off cruise missile, Munitions

Image source: Saab Receives Order for TAURUS KEPD 350 Components

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Germany / Sweden
Built by: TAURUS Systems
Type: Stand-off cruise missile
Unit cost: About €1.5 million per missile (reported estimate)

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Specifications

Range: More than 500 km
Weight: 1,400 kg
Length: 5 m
Warhead: 481 kg tandem warhead
Velocity: Mach 0.6-0.95
Guidance: INS supported by GPS, image-based terrain reference navigation, and low-level terrain-following flight
Propulsion: Turbojet

Carrier Aircraft

Boeing's Advanced F-15 weapons inventory lists the TAURUS KEPD 350 in the F-15 family's external carriage matrix.

Carrier

Carrier type

Carriage evidence

F-15 family fighter aircraft, Fighter aircraft family, Aircraft & UAVs

F-15 family fighter aircraft

Fighter aircraft family

Boeing's Advanced F-15 weapons inventory explicitly lists KEPD-350 Taurus in the aircraft's external carriage matrix.

Sources: Advanced F-15 Weapons Inventory

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

Used by: German Air Force, Spanish Air Force, South Korean Air Force

Media

TAURUS KEPD 350 Images

TAURUS KEPD 350, Stand-off cruise missile, Munitions - view 1 — Source: Saab Receives Order for TAURUS KEPD 350 Components

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Sources

TAURUS KEPD 350 | SaabPublisher: Saab | Note: Supports the missile's official product description, range, weight, length, warhead, guidance, propulsion, stand-off role, and manufacturer background. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 TAURUS KEPD 350E - MBDAPublisher: MBDA | Note: Supports the missile's deep-strike background, platform compatibility context, and operator/deployment context for German Air Force, Spanish Air Force, and South Korean Air Force service. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Saab Receives Order for TAURUS KEPD 350 ComponentsPublisher: Saab | Note: Supports the Saab press-release images used for this entry. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Why Germany's Taurus is Europe's most-wanted long-range missilePublisher: Financial Times | Note: Supports reported unit-cost context for TAURUS KEPD 350. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Advanced F-15 Weapons InventoryPublisher: Boeing | Note: Supports the F-15 external carriage matrix listing KEPD-350 Taurus alongside other externally carried munitions. | Accessed: 2026-06-27