A medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) is a type of
ballistic missile
A ballistic missile is a type of missile that uses projectile motion to deliver warheads on a target. These weapons are powered only during relatively brief periods—most of the flight is unpowered. Short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) typic ...
with medium
range, this last classification depending on the standards of certain organizations. Within the
U.S. Department of Defense, a medium-range missile is defined by having a maximum range of between . In modern terminology, MRBMs are part of the wider grouping of
theatre ballistic missile
A theatre ballistic missile (TBM) is any ballistic missile used against targets "Theater (warfare), in-theatre". Examples of this type of in-theatre missile are the Soviet Union, Soviet RT-15, TR-1 Temp and United States, American PGM-19 Jupiter ...
s, which includes any ballistic missile with a range of less than . Roughly speaking, MRBM covers the ranges over
SRBM (tactical) and under
IRBM.
Specific MRBMs
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DF-2 –
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DF-16 –
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DF-17 –
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DF-21 –
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SSBS S1
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S2 (missile)
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Agni-II –
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Agni-P –
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Long Range – Anti Ship Missile > (Tested on 16 November 2024)
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Ashoura –
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Emad –
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Fajr-3 – (estimation)
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Fattah –
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Ghadr-110 –
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Kheibar Shekan – 1400 kilometers (900 miles)
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Khorramshahr –
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Sejjil –
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Shahab-3 –
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Qassem Bassir – 1200–3000 kilometres (745–1860 mi)
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Badr-2000 –
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Jericho II –
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HVGP (Block 2) – (de-facto, under development)
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Hwasong-7 –
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Hwasong-9 –
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Hwasong-10 –
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Pukguksong-1 –
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Pukguksong-2 –
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Pukguksong-3 –
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Ababeel –
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Ghauri-I –
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Ghauri-II –
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Ghauri-III – (Cancelled)
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Shaheen-II –
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Shaheen-III –
Missile Thread
* Cenk –
* R-5 Pobeda –
* R-12 Dvina –
* RT-15 –
* Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon
The Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), also known as Dark Eagle is a intermediate-range ballistic missile, intermediate-range surface-to-surface missile, surface-to-surface boost-glide hypersonic weapon being developed for use by the United St ...
– over
* OpFires – around
* Pershing II –
* PGM-19 Jupiter –
See also
*Intercontinental ballistic missile
An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is a ballistic missile with a range (aeronautics), range greater than , primarily designed for nuclear weapons delivery (delivering one or more Thermonuclear weapon, thermonuclear warheads). Conven ...
(ICBM)
*Intermediate-range ballistic missile
An intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) is a ballistic missile with a range (aeronautics), range between (), categorized between a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) and an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Classifying ball ...
(IRBM)
*Short-range ballistic missile
A short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) is a ballistic missile with a range of to . In past and potential regional conflicts, these missiles have been and would be used because of the short distances between some countries and their relative low c ...
(SRBM)
*Theatre ballistic missile
A theatre ballistic missile (TBM) is any ballistic missile used against targets "Theater (warfare), in-theatre". Examples of this type of in-theatre missile are the Soviet Union, Soviet RT-15, TR-1 Temp and United States, American PGM-19 Jupiter ...
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* Hypersonic cruise missile
References
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