Improved guidance system, possibly active radar terminal homing and a wider choice of warheads. This missile has a range of 434.7 miles (700 km). Initial operating capability in the 1980s, but may not have been deployed by former Soviet ground forces. Libya was said to be capable of manufacturing S cud-Ds by 1992. Syria can also manufacture Scud-Ds, but it is unclear whether the parts are produced domestically or imported from North Korea. The Scud-D was sold by North Korea to Syria and Libya, according to a May 30, 2000, release in the Middle East Newsline. That report also stated that North Korea intended to sell the missile to Egypt. Some confusion exists in nomenclature whether the Scud-D is an independent system or an early Western designation of the North Korean No-dong MRBM (see separate record).
SS-300
Brazilian variant. Its IOC was planned for 1991, but delayed. It is larger than the Scud-B at 37 ft 9 in (11.5 m) long; 3 ft 3 in (1.0 m) in diameter; and weighs 17,637 lb (8,000 kg). It has the same range and an unknown accuracy. Under development by Avibras Aeroespacial SA, San Jose dos Campos, B razil. There were unconfirmed reports that Iraq wished to purchase the SS-300 in 1988. A 621-mile (1,000-km) range version, the SS-1000, was also under development.
