Apache (missile)

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|name=Apache

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|origin=France

|type=Anti-runway cruise missile

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|manufacturer=MBDA France

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|engine=Turbojet

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|wingspan=2.85 m

|speed=1000 km/h

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|filling=10 Kriss anti-runway submunitions (50 kg warhead each)

|guidance=GPS-INS

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|launch_platform=Mirage 2000, Rafale

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The Arme Planante À Charges Éjectables or Apache ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|p|æ|tʃ|i}} {{respell|ə|PATCH|ee}}, {{IPA|fr|apaʃ|lang}}) is a French-developed, air-launched, anti-runway cruise missile manufactured by MBDA France.{{cite news|last=Norton-Taylor|first=Richard|title=Libyan air campaign boosts MBDA order book|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/20/libyan-air-campaign-boosts-mbda|publisher=www.guardian.co.uk|accessdate=12 September 2012|location=London|date=20 March 2012}} The SCALP EG missile is based on it,{{cite web|last=goebel|first=greg|title=[5.0] Modern Western Air-Launched Cruise Missiles|url=http://www.vectorsite.net/twcruz_5.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211234617/http://www.vectorsite.net/twcruz_5.html#m3|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 February 2007|publisher=www.vectorsite.net|accessdate=12 September 2012}} notably featuring similar aerodynamics and stealth. However, the latter has a different propulsion system and carries a single high-penetration warhead instead of the Apache's cluster submunitions.{{cite web |url=https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/apache-ap/ |title=APACHE AP/ SCALP EG/ Storm Shadow/ SCALP Naval/ Black Shaheen |publisher=Center for Strategic and International Studies |work=Missile Threat |date=2 December 2016 |accessdate=15 April 2018}}{{cite web|last=Thor|title=Apache Anti-runway Missile|url=http://historywarsweapons.com/apache-anti-runway-missile/|publisher=historywarsweapons.com|accessdate=12 September 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231526/http://historywarsweapons.com/apache-anti-runway-missile/ |archive-date=3 March 2016}}