In fact, the French minister is not talking about resuming production after 15 years, but about the first orders placed for these missiles by 1 of the maker countries, France. The SCAPP-EG (Système de Croisière Autonome à Longue Portée – employment Général, pol. long-range maneuvering rocket strategy – general purpose) and their British version Storm Shadow (a different way of connecting to the aircraft, but besides identical) are produced by British-French-Italian company MBDA. This weapon was designed on the basis of a French maneuvering rocket to destruct the Matra Apache airport surfaces. SCAPP-EG/Storm Shadow It is simply a British-French venture, more specifically the no longer existing company Matra BAE Dynamics (meaning "MBD" in the name MBDA).