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Medium-range ballistic missile

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IRBM and MRBM missiles.

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 1,000 and 3,000 kilometres (620 and 1,860 mi).[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 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi). Roughly speaking, MRBM covers the ranges over SRBM (tactical) and under IRBM.

Specific MRBMs

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 China

  • DF-2 – 1,250 kilometres (780 mi)
  • DF-16 – 1,000–1,600 kilometres (620–990 mi)
  • DF-17 – 1,800–2,500 kilometres (1,100–1,600 mi)
  • DF-21 – 1,500–1,700 kilometres (930–1,060 mi)

 France

 India

  • Agni-II – 2,000–3,000 kilometres (1,200–1,900 mi)
  • Agni-P – 1,000–2,000 kilometres (620–1,240 mi)

 Iran

  • Ashoura – 2,000–2,500 kilometres (1,200–1,600 mi)
  • Emad – 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi)
  • Fajr-3 – 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi)(estimation)
  • Fattah – 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
  • Ghadr-110 – 2,000–3,000 kilometres (1,200–1,900 mi)
  • Kheibar Shekan – 1400 kilometers (900 miles)
  • Khorramshahr – 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) [2][3]
  • Sejjil – 2,000–4,500 kilometres (1,200–2,800 mi)
  • Shahab-3 – 1,000–2,000 kilometres (620–1,240 mi)

 Iraq

 Israel

 North Korea

 Pakistan

 Turkey

  • Cenk – 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)

 Soviet Union

 United States

See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Air and Space Intelligence Center (March 2006). "Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat" (PDF). United States Air Force. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Iran New Khorramshahr ballistic missile unveiled during military parade | September 2017 Global Defense Security news industry | Defense Security global news industry army 2017 | Archive News year". 22 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Iran tests ballistic missile in defiance of UN resolution, US officials say". Fox News. 30 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Test launch of Pakistan's 'Shaheen-III' surface-to-surface ballistic missile successful". 9 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Pakistan Conducts Successful test launch of Shaheen III". The Express Tribune. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Giant leap: Agni-V, India's 1st ICBM, fired successfully from canister". The Times of India. February 2015.
  7. ^ Missile Thread Archived 2015-03-16 at the Wayback Machine