Khorramshahr-4 Ballistic Missile
Latest variant of Iran's liquid-fuel medium-range ballistic missile family, named after the city of Khorramshahr and derived from North Korean Musudan/Hwasong-10 technology with significant Iranian modifications. Khorramshahr-4 features a range exceeding 2,000 km with a 1,500 kg warhead — sufficient to carry multiple conventional or potentially nuclear warheads. The missile uses a liquid-fuel engine with storable propellants, enabling extended ready-alert status compared to non-storable liquid fuels. Reported improvements in the Khorramshahr-4 include enhanced accuracy through improved guidance (GPS/INS), faster launch preparation time, and potentially maneuvering re-entry vehicle (MaRV) capability to complicate interception. The missile is road-mobile on a transporter-erector-launcher for survivability. First publicly displayed in 2022-2023 with flight tests demonstrating the extended range. The Khorramshahr family provides Iran with the capability to strike targets across the entire Middle East including all of Israel, Turkey, parts of Eastern Europe, and western India. The large payload capacity enables carriage of penetrating warheads for hardened targets or potentially multiple warheads.
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- Heavy warhead capacity among Iran most destructive conventional missiles
- Range covers all of Middle East including Israel and US Central Command bases
- Liquid fuel allows larger payload than comparable solid-fuel systems
- Liquid-fuel requires extended pre-launch preparation; vulnerable to preemptive strike
- Lower accuracy (higher CEP) compared to modern precision-guided systems
- Large and difficult to conceal; less survivable than mobile solid-fuel launchers
- Liquid fuel handling creates logistic and safety challenges
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Electronic warfare suite depth is what separates this from comparable platforms in its class.