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{{Short description|Class of ballistic missiles defined by range}}
[[Image:MRBM-IRBM.jpg|thumb|250px|IRBM and MRBM missiles.]]
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A '''medium-range ballistic missile''' ('''MRBM''') is a type of [[ballistic missile]] with medium [[range (aeronautics)|range]], this last classification depending on the standards of certain organizations. Within the [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]], a medium-range missile is defined by having a maximum range of between {{convert|1000|and|3,000|km}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat|url=http://www.nukestrat.com/us/afn/NASIC2006.pdf|publisher=United States Air Force|access-date=22 October 2012|author=National Air and Space Intelligence Center|date=March 2006}}</ref> In modern terminology, MRBMs are part of the wider grouping of [[theatre ballistic missile]]s, which includes any ballistic missile with a range of less than {{convert|3500|km}}.

==Specific MRBMs==
* [[Ababeel (missile)|Ababeel]] (2,200 km) ([[Pakistan]]) {{flagicon|PAK}}
* [[Agni-II|Agni II]] (2,000–3,000 km) ([[India]]) {{flagicon|IND}}
* [[Agni-P]] (1000-2000 km)([[India]]){{flagicon|IND}}
* [[Ashoura (missile)|Ashoura]] (2,000–2,500 km) ([[Iran]]) {{flagicon|IRN}}
* [[Badr-2000]] (1000 km) ([[Iraq]]) {{flagicon|IRQ}}
* [[Dongfeng missile#Dongfeng 2 (CSS-1)|DF-2]] (1,250 km) ([[People's Republic of China|China]]) {{flagicon|China}}
* [[Dongfeng missile#Dongfeng 16|DF-16]] (800-1,000 km) ([[People's Republic of China|China]]) {{flagicon|China}}
* [[DF-16]] {{convert|1000-1,600|km|mi}} {{flag|China}}
* [[DF-17]] (1,800–2,500 km) {{flag|China}}
* [[DF-21]] (1,500-1,700 km) ([[People's Republic of China|China]]) {{flagicon|China}}, ([[Saudi Arabia]]) {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}
* [[Emad (missile)|Emad]] (1,700 km) ([[Iran]]) {{flagicon|IRN}}
* [[Fajr-3 (missile)|Fajr-3]] (2,500 km(estimation)) ([[Iran]]) {{flagicon|IRN}}
* [[Ghadr-110]] (2,000–3,000 km) ([[Iran]]) {{flagicon|IRN}}
* [[Ghauri missile|Ghauri-I]] (1,500 km) ([[Pakistan]]) {{flagicon|PAK}}
* [[Ghauri missile|Ghauri-II]] (1,800-2,000 km) ([[Pakistan]]) {{flagicon|PAK}}
* [[Ghauri-III]] (3,000-3,500 km) ([[Pakistan]]) {{flagicon|PAK}} (Cancelled)
* [[Jericho missile|Jericho II]] (1,300 km) ([[Israel]]) {{flagicon|ISR}}
* [[J-600T Yıldırım|J-600T Yıldırım IV]] (2500 km) {{flag|Turkey}} - under development
* [[Khorramshahr (missile)]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/september_2017_global_defense_security_news_industry/iran_new_khorramshahr_ballistic_missile_unveiled_during_military_parade.html |title = 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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/01/30/iran-conducts-ballistic-missile-test-us-officials-say.html |title = Iran tests ballistic missile in defiance of UN resolution, US officials say|date = 2017-01-30}}</ref> (2000 km) ([[Iran]]) {{flagicon|IRN}}
* [[Scud#Hwasong-9/Scud-ER|Hwasong-9]] (1,000+ km) ([[North Korea]]) {{flagicon|North Korea}}
* [[Hwasong-10|Hwasong-10/RD-B Musudan]] (2,500-4,000 km) ([[North Korea]]) {{flagicon|North Korea}}
* [[KN-11|Pukkuksong-1]] (500-2,000 km) ([[North Korea]]) {{flagicon|North Korea}}
* [[KN-15|Pukkuksong-2]] (1,200-3,000 km) ([[North Korea]]) {{flagicon|North Korea}}
* [[Pershing II]] (1100 Miles) ([[United States|USA]]) {{flagicon|USA}}
* [[PGM-19 Jupiter]] (1491 Miles) ([[United States|USA]]) {{flagicon|USA}}
* [[Pukkuksong-2]] (2,500-3,000 km) ([[North Korea]]) {{flagicon|North Korea}}
* [[Raad-500 (missile)|Raad-500]] (500 km) ([[Iran]]) {{flagicon|Iran}}
* [[SS-3 Shyster|R-5 Pobeda]] (1,200 km) ([[Soviet Union]]) {{flagicon|Soviet Union}}
* [[SS-4 Sandal|R-12 Dvina]] (2,080 km) ([[Soviet Union]]) {{flagicon|Soviet Union}}
* [[Rodong-1]] (1,000–1,500 km) ([[North Korea]]) {{flagicon|North Korea}}
* [[RT-15]] (2,500) ([[Soviet Union]]) {{flagicon|Soviet Union}}
* [[Samen (missile)|Samen]] (750–800 km) ([[Iran]]) {{flagicon|Iran}}
* [[Sejjil]] (2,000–4,500 km) ([[Iran]]) {{flagicon|IRN}}
* [[Shahab-3]] (1,930-2,000 km) ([[Iran]]) {{flagicon|IRN}}
* [[Shaheen-II]] (2,500 km){{flagu|Pakistan}}<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/test-launch-of-pakistans-shaheen-iii-surface-to-surface-ballistic-missile-successful/16046188 |title = Test launch of Pakistan's 'Shaheen-III' surface-to-surface ballistic missile successful|date = 2015-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/850293/pakistan-conducts-successful-test-launch-of-shaheen-iii-missile/|title=Pakistan Conducts Successful test launch of Shaheen III|date=9 March 2015|publisher=The Express Tribune|access-date=9 March 2015}}</ref>
* [[Shaheen-III]] (2,750 km) {{flagu|Pakistan}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Giant-leap-Agni-V-Indias-1st-ICBM-fired-successfully-from-canister/articleshow/46074237.cms|title=Giant leap: Agni-V, India's 1st ICBM, fired successfully from canister}}</ref><ref>[http://missilethreat.com/missiles/haft-6/ Missile Thread] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316061712/http://missilethreat.com/missiles/haft-6/ |date=2015-03-16 }}</ref>
* [[SSBS S1]] ([[France]]) {{flagicon|France}}

==See also==
*[[Intercontinental ballistic missile]] (ICBM)
*[[Intermediate-range ballistic missile]] (IRBM)
*[[Short-range ballistic missile]] (SRBM)
*[[Theatre ballistic missile]]s
*[[Hypersonic cruise missile]]

==References==
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