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{{Infobox weapon |is_missile=yes |name=Apache | image= Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung Koblenz 42 (9797060514).jpg | image_size = 300 |caption= |origin=France |type=Anti-runway cruise missile |used_by= |manufacturer=[[MBDA|MBDA France]] |unit_cost= |propellant= |production_date= |service= |engine=Turbojet |engine_power= |weight= |length= |height= |diameter= |wingspan=2.85 m |speed=1000 km/h |vehicle_range= |ceiling= |altitude= |filling=10 Kriss anti-runway submunitions (50 kg warhead each) |guidance=[[GPS]]-INS |detonation= |launch_platform=[[Mirage 2000]], [[Rafale]] }} The '''Arme Planante À Charges Éjectables''' or '''Apache'''<ref name=missilethreat-20161202/> ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|p|æ|tʃ|i}} {{respell|ə|PATCH|ee}}, {{IPA|fr|apaʃ|lang}}) is a French-developed, air-launched, [[anti-runway bomb|anti-runway]] [[cruise missile]] manufactured by [[MBDA|MBDA France]].<ref name=guardian>{{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}}</ref> The [[SCALP EG]] missile is based on it,<ref name=vec>{{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}}</ref> 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 bomb|cluster]] submunitions.<ref name=missilethreat-20161202>{{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}}</ref><ref name=history>{{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}}</ref>
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