The cooperation between the United Kingdom and France in the manufacturing of missiles:

history, implications, and perspectives for the development of Storm Shadow

Authors

  • Eduardo Munhoz Svartman Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Tamiris Pereira dos Santos Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS
  • Valeska Ferrazza Monteiro Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26792/rbed.v9n2.2022.75309

Abstract

The article analyses the model of cooperation in the development of missiles established between the United Kingdom and France. It is focused on presenting a brief history, implications, and perspectives from the production of the Storm Shadow/Scalp-EG cruise missile, with emphasis on the British side of the partnership. Considering that the development of missile capability is strategic, especially for deterrence, the study of this cooperative model is relevant.  The case illustrates the search for efficient arrangements in economic terms as a central motivation in order to enable the updating of missile capabilities in a situation of a restricted budget and redefinition of the defence market. The analysis was based on the framing of this cooperation in the 1990s up to the production and export of missile variants ever since. It also depicts how the model influenced the UK’s industrial defence strategies and weaves reflections on this legacy in the post-Brexit context.

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Author Biographies

Eduardo Munhoz Svartman, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

PhD in Political Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and postdoctoral fellowship at George Washington University (2016). Dr Eduardo Svartman is a professor at the Department of Political Sciences and Postgraduate Programmes in Political Sciences and International Strategic Studies at UFRGS. He was a visiting professor at the Elliot School of International Affairs (USA), the National University of Rosario (Argentina) and the Higher Institute of International Relations (Mozambique). Dr Eduardo is currently the President of the Brazilian Association of Defence Studies (ABED) and an editor of the Brazilian Journal of Defence Studies. He is a member of the international network of comparative analysis of foreign, national defence and international security policies of Argentina and Brazil at the beginning of the 21st century. He is also a member of ABED, the Brazilian Association of Political Science (ABCP), the National Association of History (Anpuh) and the Latin American Association of Political Sciences (ALACIP).

Tamiris Pereira dos Santos, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS

PhD and postdoctoral research in International Strategic Studies at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Associate researcher at the Procad Defesa-CAPES ASTROS Project. MA in Latin America Studies at the University of São Paulo (USP). 

Valeska Ferrazza Monteiro, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

M.A. in International Strategic Studies at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (PPGEEI/UFRGS). B.A. in International Relations from the same institution. Associate Researcher at the South American Institute of Politics and Strategy (ISAPE). She has experience in research and university extension, participated in extension projects, and earned a scientific initiation scholarship grant for her research project, which took part in the University's cooperation with the Southern Military Command and the 3rd Army Division. Current research interests: international security, national defence, war studies and armoured vehicles.

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Published

2023-06-21

How to Cite

Munhoz Svartman, E., Pereira dos Santos, T., & Ferrazza Monteiro, V. (2023). The cooperation between the United Kingdom and France in the manufacturing of missiles: : history, implications, and perspectives for the development of Storm Shadow. Revista Brasileira De Estudos De Defesa, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.26792/rbed.v9n2.2022.75309

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Missiles and Rockets in National Defense: conventional deterrence, operational strategy, regimes and technology.

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