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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 ]
Short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) typically stay within the Earth's atmosphere, while most larger missiles travel outside the atmosphere. The type of ballistic missile with the greatest range is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The largest ICBMs are capable of full orbital flight.
An intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) is a ballistic missile with a range of 3,000–5,500 km (1,864–3,418 miles), between a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) and an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). [1] Classifying ballistic missiles by range is done mostly for convenience.
The PGM-19 Jupiter was the first nuclear armed, medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) of the United States Air Force (USAF). It was a liquid-propellant rocket using RP-1 fuel and LOX oxidizer, with a single Rocketdyne LR79-NA (model S-3D) rocket engine producing 667 kilonewtons (150,000 lb f) of thrust.
The Dongfeng 21 (DF-21; NATO reporting name CSS-5 - Dong-Feng (simplified Chinese: 东风; traditional Chinese: 東風; lit. 'East Wind') is a two-stage, solid-fuel, single-warhead medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) developed by China's Changfeng Mechanics and Electronics Technology Academy.
Khorramshahr liquid fueled MRBM; Kowsar Medium range, land-based solid-fueled Anti-ship missile; Mersad low to mid range air defense system; Mehrab intermediate range solid-fueled smart surface-to-air missile; Meshkat Medium range cruise missile under development; Misagh MANPADS: Misagh-1 man-portable infrared-guided surface-to-air missile
Medium-range missiles are considered to have a range between 1000 and 3000 kilometers. Shahab-3A/B/C – Liquid-propelled MRBM with a range of 1,200 km to 2,100 km. Ghadr-110 – Liquid-propelled MRBM with a range of 2000–3000 km. [149] Emad – Liquid-propelled MRBM with a range of 2000 km. Improved version of Shahab-3 with 500-meter precision.
The number 25 represents the missile's range of 2,500 km. [10] [14] [15] [16] Iran said it has decreased the missile size over the initial version, reducing the propellant mass and range. [17] Such a range covers targets in Israel , Egypt and Saudi Arabia , and NATO members Romania , Bulgaria and Greece , if fired from Western Iran.