Immortals
Elite Member
So, this whole idea that Iran has 3,000-4,000 MRBMs is nonsense. My guess is well above 5,000. Probably closer to 6,000-7,000.
I think the number is around ~5000 to ~10000
Numbers like 50,000 is a joke. First of all, most of Iran’s missile types entered service post 2010 and some even less than that g- few years. Many old unreliable first gen missiles like Shahab-3 were scrapped/retired or converted with newer warheads.
So assuming we only count production from 2010-2025, that’s 15 years x 12 months = 180 months. 50,000/180 =278 missiles PER MONTH for 15 years straight.
US produces less than 100 SM-3 a year and about 50-75 THAAD. Russia is estimated to produce about ~150 missiles per month between all categories of cruise missiles and Iskander. It’s highly unlikely Iran can out produce Russia in missiles. So 150 per month is a more reliable number for comparison. But Russia’s defense budget is probably 3-4x Iran’s historically speaking last couple decades. Russia also has mastered many missile related technologies and can produce them at or lower than Iran can.
So personally I think if Iran made even 100 missiles/month would be extraordinary and if 50% of them were long range (vs short and medium) than that means iran should have about 9,000 long range missiles in 15 years of production.








