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What is a Short-range ballistic missile?

Short-range ballistic missile

About Short-range ballistic missile

What is a Short-range ballistic missile?

A short-range ballistic missile or SRBM is a type of ballistic missile, which has a range of 1,000 km or less. SRBMs are relatively low-cost and provide ease of configuration, which makes them strategically important. They are useful in regional conflicts. SRBMs form a part of the wide group of theatre ballistic missiles, which includes ballistic missiles with a range of less than 3,500 km.

 

What is a ballistic missile?

A ballistic missile follows a ballistic trajectory, hence the name. Ballistic trajectory or projectile motion is motion experienced by a particle or an object that is projected near the surface of Earth
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