The French Government has awarded a Fr6 billion ($1 billion) contract to Matra BAe Dynamics for 500 Scalp EG conventionally armed cruise missiles. The order follows the October 1997 purchase of 100 runway-denial variants of the weapon, and the UK order in February 1997 for the British version, the Storm Shadow. Exact figures for the size of the UK order are thought to be near to 900 units, worth around £700 million ($1.15 billion). The two missiles are essentially identical, the differences being related to changes needed to adapt them to their respective platforms.
Source: Flight International