Khorramshahr-4 Ballistic Missile

Khorramshahr-4 Ballistic Missile

Type: missile

Domain: land

Country of Origin: Iran

Manufacturer: Iranian Defense Industries

First Deployed: 2022

Overview

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.

Technical Specifications

typeLiquid-Fuel Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM)
range~2,000 km
warhead~1,500 kg (conventional)
guidanceINS + possible terminal correction
mobilityRoad-mobile TEL
propulsionLiquid-fuel

Operators

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