- Domain
- Strategic
- NCF capability
- Strategic deterrence
- Military Balance category
- SRBMs
- SIPRI category
- Missiles
- Evidence that places a platform here
- short.range ballistic · \bSRBMs?\b · tactical ballistic · Iskander · ATACMS · Precision Strike Missile · \bPrSM\b · Fateh · Zolfaghar · Prithvi · Pralay · Hyunmoo · KN-\d\d · Hwasong-(5|6|11) · DF-(11|15|16|17) · Scud · Tochka · Bora · Tayfun
The 24 nations
None, legacy only, modern, or modern and on order. Modern: in service from 1995, or the current generations of fighters, tanks, submarines and long-range air defence.
United StatesNoneUnited KingdomNoneAustraliaNoneFranceNoneGermanyNoneJapanNoneSouth KoreaLegacy only · 3CanadaNoneItalyNoneIndiaModern · 4TürkiyeModern · 3Saudi ArabiaNoneBrazilNoneIndonesiaLegacy only · 1MexicoNoneArgentinaNoneSouth AfricaNoneRussiaModern · 3ChinaLegacy only · 3IsraelNoneUkraineLegacy only · 3TaiwanLegacy only · 1IranModern · 11North KoreaLegacy only · 10
Generation timeline
Each platform from its first flight or launch to today, the 40 most operated, earliest in service first. Grey is development and, after the lead operator retires it, the years other nations keep it; colour is service.
- Development, from first flight or launch
- In service, from first deployment
- After its lead operator retires it, still held elsewhere
- Today
- Flag beside the name: the home country
Dates from Wikidata: first flights or launches for 0 of these 17, retirements for 1. A bar without grey at its start has no first flight recorded.
Platforms
Ranked by the number of the 24 nations that hold each.
| Platform | Operators | Active | On order | In service | Generation | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9K720 Iskander | 2 | 2006 | RUS | |||
| Bora | 2 | TUR | ||||
| Hwasong-6 | 2 | 1989 | PRK | |||
| MGM-140 ATACMS | 2 | 1990 | USA | |||
| OTR-21 Tochka | 2 | 1976 | SUN | |||
| 2K6 Luna | 1 | 1960 | SUN | |||
| 9K52 Luna-M | 1 | 1964 | SUN | |||
| DF-11 | 1 | 1992 | CHN | |||
| DF-15 | 1 | CHN | ||||
| Dongfeng | 1 | CHN | ||||
| Fateh Mobin | 1 | IRN | ||||
| Fateh-110 | 1 | 2002 | IRN | |||
| Fateh-313 | 1 | 2015 | IRN | |||
| Ghiam | 1 | 2011 | IRN | |||
| Hwasong-11 | 1 | PRK | ||||
| Hwasong-11A | 1 | PRK | ||||
| Hwasong-11B | 1 | PRK | ||||
| Hwasong-11C | 1 | PRK | ||||
| Hwasong-11D | 1 | PRK | ||||
| Hwasong-5 | 1 | 1985 | PRK | |||
| Hyunmoo | 1 | KOR | ||||
| J-600T Yıldırım | 1 | 1998 | TUR | |||
| KN-02 | 1 | PRK | ||||
| KN-18 | 1 | PRK | ||||
| Prahaar | 1 | IND | ||||
| Pralay (missile) | 1 | IND | ||||
| Prithvi | 1 | 1994 | IND | |||
| Raad-500 (missile) | 1 | IRN | ||||
| Sagarika | 1 | 2010 | IND | |||
| Shahab-1 | 1 | 1987 | IRN | |||
| Sky Spear | 1 | TWN | ||||
| Tayfun | 1 | TUR | ||||
| Zelzal | 1 | IRN | ||||
| Zolfaghar (missile) | 1 | 2017 | IRN | |||
| شهاب دویستی | 1 | 1997 | IRN | |||
| Hrim missile system | 0 | UKR |
Fingerprints
Each nation's equipment fingerprint with only short-range ballistic missile in colour.
South Korea Hyunmoo 1A –, Hyunmoo 2A 2B 2C –, MGM-140 ATACMS Block I Block IA –
India Prahaar –, Pralay (missile) –, Prithvi –
Türkiye Bora 100+ –, J-600T Yıldırım 36 –, Tayfun Block I - IV –
Indonesia Bora Khan ITBM-600 –
Russia 9K720 Iskander-M –, Hwasong-11 –, OTR-21 Tochka –
China DF-11 –, DF-15 –, DF-16 –
Ukraine Hrim-2 TBM OTRK Sapsan –, MGM-140 ATACMS Block I –, OTR-21 Tochka Scarab-B –
Taiwan Sky Spear –
Iran 9K720 Iskander –, Fateh Mobin –, Fateh-110 –
North Korea 2K6 Luna –, 9K52 Luna-M –, Hwasong-11A –