Medium-range ballistic missile explained

A medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) is a type of ballistic missile 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 1000and.^[1] In modern terminology, MRBMs are part of the wider grouping of theatre ballistic missiles, 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

• DF-2 – 1250km (780miles)
• DF-16 – NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)
• DF-17 – NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)
• DF-21 – NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)

• SSBS S1
• S2 (missile)
• Missile Balistique Terrestre (MBT)– NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)^{[2] [3]}

• Agni-II – NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)
• Agni-P – NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)
• Long Range – Anti Ship Missile > (Tested on 16 November 2024)^{[4] [5]}

• Ashoura – NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)
• Emad – 1700km (1,100miles)
• Fajr-3 – 2500km (1,600miles)(estimation)
• Fattah – 1400km (900miles)
• Ghadr-110 – NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)
• Kheibar Shekan – 1400 kilometers (900 miles)
• Khorramshahr – 2000km (1,000miles)^[6]
• Sejjil – NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)
• Shahab-3 – NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)
• Qassem Bassir – 1200–3000 kilometres (745–1860 mi)
• Haj Qasem – 1400 kilometers (900 miles)

• RX-750 – 1000km (1,000miles) (Under Development, Potential Hypersonic)^{[7] [8]}

• Jericho II – 1300km (800miles)

• HVGP (Block 2) – NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles) (de-facto, under development)^[9]

• Hwasong-7 – NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)
• Hwasong-9 – 1000km (1,000miles)
• Hwasong-10 – NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)
• Pukguksong-1 – NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)
• Pukguksong-2 – NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)
• Pukguksong-3 – NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)

• Ababeel – 2200km (1,400miles)
• Ghauri-I – 1500km (900miles)
• Ghauri-II – NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)
• Ghauri-III – NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles) (Cancelled)
• Shaheen-II – 2500km (1,600miles)^{[10] [11]}
• Shaheen-III – 2750km (1,710miles)^{[12] [13]}

• Cenk – NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)

• R-5 Pobeda – 1200km (700miles)
• R-12 Dvina – 2080km (1,290miles)
• RT-15 – 2500km (1,600miles)

• Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon – over 2775km (1,724miles)
• OpFires – around 1609km (1,000miles)
• Pershing II – 1770km (1,100miles)
• PGM-19 Jupiter – 2400km (1,500miles)

• Al-Tammuz — NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles)
• Badr-2000 — 1000km (1,000miles)

See also

• Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
• Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM)
• Short-range ballistic missile (SRBM)
• Theatre ballistic missiles
• Hypersonic cruise missile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat. United States Air Force. 22 October 2012. National Air and Space Intelligence Center. March 2006.
2. Web site: Armée : Vitesse, portée, cibles... Ce que l'on sait du MBT, ce missile balistique dont la France veut se doter . fr . 20 Minutes . 28 October 2025 .
3. Web site: A French medium-range ballistic missile and 'very high altitude' ambitions . IISS . 21 July 2025 .
4. Web site: 2024-11-17 . India successfully tests first long-range hypersonic missile, joins select club . 2024-11-17 . India Today . en.
5. Web site: 2024-11-10 . India set to test over 1,000 km strike range anti-ship ballistic missile . 2024-11-17 . ANI.
6. Web site: 2017-01-30 . Iran tests ballistic missile in defiance of UN resolution, US officials say . .
7. Web site: Mampu Jangkau Target Hingga 1000 Km, Calon Rudal Balistik RX 750 Buatan Indonesia Bisa Bikin Musuh Rungkad . Zona Jakarta .
8. Web site: Ajaibnya Rudal RX 750 Buatan Indonesia Buat Negara Lain Segan dengan NKRI . Zona Jakarta .
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10. Web site: 2015-03-09 . Test launch of Pakistan's 'Shaheen-III' surface-to-surface ballistic missile successful .
11. Web site: 9 March 2015 . Pakistan Conducts Successful test launch of Shaheen III . 9 March 2015 . The Express Tribune.
12. News: Giant leap: Agni-V, India's 1st ICBM, fired successfully from canister . The Times of India . February 2015 .
13. http://missilethreat.com/missiles/haft-6/ Missile Thread