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Air defence1971–present
Surface-to-air missile
Rapier (missile) is a surface-to-air missile originating in United Kingdom. It was built by British Aircraft Corporation (1963–1977) BAe Dynamics (1977–1999) MBDA UK (since 1999).
United KingdomSurface-to-air missile
United Kingdom
1971–present
See operators
Falklands War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War
British Aircraft Corporation
1963
British Aircraft Corporation (1963–1977) BAe Dynamics (1977–1999) MBDA UK (since 1999)
1969–1990s
≈25,000 missiles, 600 launchers and 350 radars
Mk1 ("Hittile"), Mk2B (Missile)
45 kg (99 lb)
2.235 m (88.0 in)
0.133 m (5.2 in)
0.138 m (5.4 in)
Blast fragmentation
Proximity triggered
solid-fuel rocket
400–8,200 m (1,300–26,900 ft)
3,000 m (9,800 ft) (Mk1 missile), 5,000 m (16,000 ft) (Mk2)
Mach 3 (3,700 km/h; 2,300 mph)
Semi-automatic command to line of sight
flight control surface
vehicle or trailer
Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Kenya Kenyan Air Force
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2.235 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Rapier (missile) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
IranAir Defence Force exact named equipment holdings: Rapier. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIR DEFENCE / Point-defence. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
MalaysiaReported count for Blindfire. Service scope: Malaysian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 3. Origin: United Kingdom. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
OmanReported count for Rapier. Service scope: Royal Army of Oman; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 28. Origin: United Kingdom. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
QatarReported count for Rapier. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity (fire units): 6. Origin: United Kingdom. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
SwitzerlandGround Based Air Defence (GBAD) exact named equipment holdings: Rapier. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIR DEFENCE / Point-defence. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Türkiye
Zambia