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Ballistic missilesIn service
SRBM
Scud missile is a sRBM originating in Soviet Union.
Technical data
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| 28 Sept 2026 | 11.25 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 11.25 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 11.25 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 11.25 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 11.25 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
SRBM
Soviet Union
1957–present (Scud A) 1964–present (Scud B) 1965–present (Scud C) 1989–present (Scud D)
see Operators
Yom Kippur War , Iran–Iraq War , Gulf War , Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) , Yemeni Civil War (1994) , First Chechen War , Second Chechen War , Libyan Civil War , Syrian Civil War , Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) , Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen , Second Nagorno-Karabakh War , 2026 Iran war
From 1950
4,400 kg (9,700 lb) Scud A 5,900 kg (13,000 lb) Scud B 6,400 kg (14,100 lb) Scud C 6,500 kg (14,300 lb) Scud D
11.25 m (36.9 ft)
0.88 m (2 ft 11 in)
Conventional high-explosive, fragmentation, chemical VX warhead, thermonuclear
Single-stage liquid-fuel
180 km (110 mi) Scud A 300 km (190 mi) Scud B 600 km (370 mi) Scud C 700 km (430 mi) Scud D
Mach 5
Inertial guidance , Scud-D adds DSMAC terminal guidance
3,000 m (9,800 ft) Scud A 450 m (1,480 ft) Scud B 700 m (2,300 ft) Scud C 50 m (160 ft) Scud D
MAZ-543 Mobile Launcher
Constructeur OKB Makeïev
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scud missile equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ArmeniaLower-bound count for Scud ( R-17 Elbrus ). Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 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): number: 7+. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. 2023 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Egypt
VietnamReported count for SS-1 Scud Missile Launcher · Scud B Scud C Scud D Hwasong-5 Hwasong-6. Service scope: Vietnam People's Ground Forces; 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: 24. Origin: Soviet Union Vietnam (maintenance, parts replaced). The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2012), not the article revision. Cited source 2012-01-05. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.