Platform Costs
What a platform costs beyond its purchase price: U.S. fleet quantities, operations, research and development, with the evidence behind every figure. Hover a name to see the system.
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Lifetime / annual O&S Not verified | ||||
Annual O&S per ship $299.8M / yr May 2023 estimate / Dec. 2023 SAR · Constant FY2000 USD Department of Defense ↗ | ||||
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Ships Historical CVN-77 budget estimate | Development program total Not verified | |||
Zumwalt-class destroyer Ships Derived procurement average, excludes R&D | Annual operating and support cost Not verified | Historical R&D total, approximately $9.3B 2010 restructuring discussion · Dollar basis not specified in passage CRS ↗ | ||
America-class amphibious assault ship Ships LHA-10 FY2026 procurement estimate | Development program total Not verified | |||
Seawolf-class submarine Ships Historical DOT&E unit figure | Annual operating and support cost Not verified | Development program total Not verified | ||
Development program total Not verified | ||||
San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Ships Flight II FY2026 procurement estimate | Development program total Not verified | |||
Wasp-class amphibious assault ship Ships Historical LHD-6 funded construction | Development program total Not verified | |||
John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler Ships FY2027 new-construction average / ship | Estimated annual O&S / ship $40.839M / yr 2020-01 estimate · Constant FY2016 USD Department of Defense ↗ | |||
Ohio-class guided missile submarine Ships Conversion and refueling, not new build | ||||
Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Space systems SV6–7 development/production award / satellite | SV6–7 development/production award / satellite $1B 2026-06-24 · Nominal USD; bundled development and production Space Systems Command ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | R&D program total Not verified |
Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Space systems SV5–6 average procurement / satellite | SV5–6 average procurement / satellite $994.9M December 2019 SAR · Constant FY2002 USD U.S. Air Force / DoD ↗ | Constellation delivered at program closeout 6 January 2021 · U.S. only; stated source scope U.S. Space Force ↗ | Constellation average annual O&S $136.002M / yr January 2019 estimate · FY2015–FY2030 · Constant FY2002 USD U.S. Air Force / DoD ↗ | |
Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Space systems Historical production-award average | GEO-5/6 production award / satellite · derived $930M June 2014 award · Nominal 2014 USD · award scope U.S. Air Force / Space Systems Command ↗ | GEO satellites delivered · historical snapshot 6 April 2023 transfer announcement · U.S. only; stated source scope Space Systems Command ↗ | Annual operations & support Not verified | R&D program total Not verified |
Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) Weapon systems CBO modeled acquisition estimate | CBO modeled radar acquisition $800M CBO 2026 notional architecture · Constant 2026 USD · modeled Congressional Budget Office ↗ | Radar accepted for operations 1 2025-12-04 acceptance · U.S. only; stated source scope U.S. Space Force ↗ | MDA contractor logistics support · subset $3.895M / yr FY2026 request · Nominal USD; source budget basis Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror ↗ | Annual RDT&E funding $125.074M / yr FY2027 total request · PB2027 · Nominal USD; source budget basis Department of Defense Comptroller ↗ |
Average procurement / aircraft $692M Fact sheet; 2022 dollar basis · Constant FY2022 USD U.S. Air Force ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | R&D total Not verified | ||
Aegis Ashore Weapon systems CBO modeled acquisition estimate | CBO modeled deckhouse + SPY-6 radar $650M CBO 2026 notional architecture · Constant 2026 USD · modeled Congressional Budget Office ↗ | European U.S. Aegis Ashore sites 2 2024 Navy report · U.S. only; stated source scope U.S. Navy / NAVSEA ↗ | CBO modeled full-site annual O&S $169M / yr CBO 2026 notional architecture · Constant 2026 USD · modeled Congressional Budget Office ↗ | R&D program total Not verified |
Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base Ships Mixed ESD / ESB average procurement / ship | U.S. inventory Not verified | ESB estimated annual O&S / ship $40.7M / yr 2020-01 estimate · Constant FY2011 USD Department of Defense ↗ | ||
Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship Ships Average procurement / ship | Estimated annual O&S / ship $27.7M / yr 2011 SAR estimate · Constant FY2000 USD Department of Defense ↗ | |||
Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) Space systems WGS-12 production contract | Operational WGS satellites 10 PB2025 historical snapshot · U.S. only; stated source scope DoD Comptroller ↗ | Annual operations & support Not verified | R&D program total Not verified | |
Development program total Not verified | ||||
Increment 1 average procurement / aircraft $270.237M 2023-12 MSAR; PB2025 · Then-year USD Department of Defense ↗ | Cumulative deliveries reported 18 2023 MSAR executive summary / FY2024 · U.S. only Department of Defense ↗ | |||
U.S. inventory Not verified | R&D program total Not verified | |||
GPS III / GPS IIIF satellites Space systems GPS IIIF production option / satellite | GPS IIIF production option / satellite $257.2M June 2026 · Nominal USD; production-option scope Space Systems Command ↗ | Annual operations & support Not verified | GPS IIIF annual RDT&E $123.793M / yr FY2027 · PB2027; actual / enacted / requested by year · Nominal USD; source budget basis Department of Defense Comptroller ↗ | |
Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport Ships EPF 16 design and construction option | EPF 16 design and construction option $230.545M May 2022 · Nominal USD; stated contract or budget scope Austal ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | R&D program total Not verified | |
SPY-6(V)1 average procurement / radar $226.171M PB2025 · amended December 2023 SAR · Then-year USD · program estimate U.S. Navy / DoD ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | V1 fleet annual O&S estimate $86.4M / yr FY2027 in April 2024 estimate · Constant 2013 USD · program estimate U.S. Navy / DoD ↗ | SPY-6(V)1 RDT&E program estimate $1.907B PB2025 SAR snapshot · Then-year USD · program estimate U.S. Navy / DoD ↗ | |
R&D program total Not verified | ||||
EA-37B Compass Call Aircraft Gross weapon-system unit estimate | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual O&S / aircraft Not verified | R&D program total Not verified | |
VH-92A Patriot Helicopters Program acquisition unit cost | ||||
Development program total Not verified | ||||
Aircraft procurement budget / MQ-25 $184.333M FY2025 request · PB2025 · Nominal USD; budget-year program scope DoD Comptroller ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Program-specific annual RDT&E $214.9M / yr FY2025 · PB2025 historical budget snapshot · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ | |
Historical flyaway / radar $172.502M Prior-year rollup · FY2026 budget · Nominal USD; source budget basis Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror ↗ | Radars supported · MDA budget scope 13 FY2026 budget narrative · U.S. only; stated source scope Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror ↗ | AN/TPY-2 organic depot support · subset $16.275M / yr FY2026 request · Nominal USD; source budget basis Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror ↗ | R&D program total Not verified | |
Fact-sheet cost / aircraft $165M Fact sheet reviewed 2026-10-09 · Dollar year not stated U.S. Air Force ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | R&D program total Not verified | ||
U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Development funding requested · five-year window $2.1B FY2021–FY2025 · as of FY2025 budget · Nominal USD; source budget basis GAO ↗ | ||
E-6B Mercury Aircraft Navy fact-sheet unit figure | Reported aircraft unit cost $141.7M Navy fact sheet, reviewed 2026-10 · Dollar year not stated U.S. Navy ↗ | Development program total Not verified | ||
Ship-to-Shore Connector (LCAC-100 class) Ships Average procurement / production craft | Average procurement / production craft $129.62M June 2025 MSAR, as amended · Then-year USD U.S. Navy / DoD ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | ||
Historical average procurement / aircraft $122.8M FY2014 figure cited by CRS · Constant FY2014 USD Congressional Research Service ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | RQ-4 annual RDT&E $6.171M / yr FY2025 actual · PB2027 · Nominal USD; source budget basis Department of Defense Comptroller ↗ | ||
Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) Missiles CBO modeled acquisition estimate | CBO modeled acquisition / interceptor $120M CBO 2026 notional architecture · Constant 2026 USD · modeled Congressional Budget Office ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | R&D program total Not verified |
MC-130J Commando II Aircraft Fact-sheet cost / aircraft | U.S. inventory Not verified | R&D program total Not verified | ||
R&D program total Not verified | ||||
Published KC-130J inventory snapshot 67 Undated NAVAIR page · reviewed 2026-10-09 · U.S. only; stated source scope NAVAIR ↗ | ||||
R&D program total Not verified | ||||
V-22 Osprey family Aircraft Historical family procurement average | Average procurement / aircraft, approximately $83M 2011-12 SAR via CRS 2012 · Constant FY2005 USD CRS ↗ | |||
R&D program total Not verified | ||||
HC-130J Combat King II Aircraft Fact-sheet cost / aircraft | U.S. inventory Not verified | R&D program total Not verified | ||
Projected O&S / F-35A / year $6.6M / yr 2023 estimate; 2024 report · Dollar basis not specified in summary GAO ↗ | ||||
U.S. inventory Not verified | ||||
SDA Tracking Layer Space systems Satellite contract-scope average · MW/MT variant | AMDT3 MW/MT award / satellite · derived $44.333M 2026-07-13 · Nominal USD; source budget basis Space Development Agency ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | R&D program total Not verified |
MH-60R Seahawk Helicopters Average procurement / helicopter | ||||
MQ-1C Gray Eagle Aircraft Historical procurement budget / aircraft | Historical procurement budget / aircraft $40.25M FY2023 · PB2025 · Nominal USD; budget-year program scope DoD Comptroller ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | PE0305219A annual Gray Eagle RDT&E $2.59M / yr FY2027 · PB2027; actual / enacted / requested by year · Nominal USD; source budget basis Department of Defense Comptroller ↗ |
Published acquisition / aircraft $39.6M Undated fact sheet; reviewed 2026-10-09 · Constant FY1998 USD U.S. Air Force ↗ | R&D program total Not verified | |||
Block II average procurement / aircraft $39.511M 2019-12 SAR · Then-year USD Department of Defense ↗GAO ↗ | ||||
AUR + canister · excluding GFE glide body $39.039M FY2027 · PB2027 request · Nominal USD; source budget basis U.S. Army ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Annual RDT&E funding $446.616M / yr FY2027 total request · PB2027 · Nominal USD; source budget basis Department of Defense Comptroller ↗ | |
Landing Craft Air Cushion (legacy LCAC) Ships Extended service-life program / craft | Extended service-life program / craft $37.39M FY2026 request · PB2026 · Nominal USD; stated contract or budget scope U.S. Navy ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | R&D program total Not verified |
Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) Missiles CBO modeled acquisition estimate | CBO modeled acquisition / interceptor $36.5M CBO 2026 notional architecture · Constant 2026 USD · modeled Congressional Budget Office ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | R&D program total Not verified |
R&D program total Not verified | ||||
Navy fact-file unit figure $30.9M Fact file reviewed 2026-10-09 · USD · dollar year and detailed scope unspecified by source U.S. Navy ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | R&D program total Not verified | |
Block IIA flyaway / interceptor $28.686M FY2026 base request · Nominal USD; source budget basis Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Aegis BMD program O&M request $152.247M / yr FY2026 · Nominal USD; source budget basis Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror ↗ | R&D program total Not verified | |
MH-60S Seahawk Helicopters Average procurement / helicopter | ||||
Estimated annual O&S / aircraft $6.01M / yr 2020-01 estimate; 2019 SAR · Constant FY2008 USD Department of Defense ↗ | ||||
Historical procurement / five-aircraft system $21.55M FY2018 request · Nominal USD; stated contract or budget scope U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Joint annual RDT&E request $13.7M / yr FY2018 request · Nominal USD; source budget basis U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee ↗ | |
Procurement / two-vehicle PIM set $20.887M FY2025 request · PB2025 · Nominal USD; budget-year program scope U.S. Army ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Program-specific annual RDT&E $42.5M / yr FY2025 · PB2025 historical budget snapshot · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ | |
Remanufacture average procurement / aircraft $20.445M 2019-12 SAR · Then-year USD Department of Defense ↗ | ||||
R&D program total Not verified | ||||
Variant-specific R&D total Not verified | ||||
First production package / aircraft $15.643M 2026-05-04 · Nominal USD; announced production-package scope U.S. Air Force ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Advanced Pilot Training annual RDT&E $72.174M / yr FY2027 · PB2027; actual / enacted / requested by year · Nominal USD; source budget basis Department of Defense Comptroller ↗ | |
Flyaway / THAAD interceptor $15.534M FY2026 base request · Nominal USD; source budget basis Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror ↗ | U.S. batteries in support scope 8 FY2026 budget · June 2025 · U.S. only; stated source scope Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror ↗ | MDA THAAD program O&M request $117.028M / yr FY2026 · Nominal USD; source budget basis Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror ↗ | Annual RDT&E funding $393M / yr FY2025 · FY2025 budget book · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ | |
Stryker DVH A1 / Stryker Upgrade Ground vehicles Upgrade-program cost / vehicle | Upgrade-program cost / vehicle $10.601M FY2025 request · PB2025 · Nominal USD; budget-year program scope U.S. Army ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Stryker-family annual RDT&E $14.1M / yr FY2025 · PB2025 historical budget snapshot · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ |
IFPC Increment 2 / Enduring Shield Weapon systems Launcher / training-launcher hardware | Launcher / training-launcher hardware $6.96M FY2027 request · Nominal USD; source budget basis U.S. Army ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Rapid-fielding phase R&D $219.3M FY2027 budget program baseline · Nominal USD; source budget basis U.S. Army ↗ |
U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Program-specific annual RDT&E $60.2M / yr FY2025 · PB2025 historical budget snapshot · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ | ||
Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Ground vehicles Program procurement / vehicle | Program procurement / vehicle $6.362M FY2025 request · PB2025 · Nominal USD; budget-year program scope U.S. Army ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Program-specific annual RDT&E $12.3M / yr FY2025 · PB2025 historical budget snapshot · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ |
Derived procurement funding / missile $6.042M FY2025 request · March 2024 · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Annual RDT&E funding $468.3M / yr FY2025 · FY2025 budget book · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ | |
U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | R&D program total Not verified | ||
USAF gross procurement / missile $4.738M FY2027 discretionary request · Nominal USD; source budget basis U.S. Air Force ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Annual RDT&E funding $16.3M / yr FY2025 · FY2025 budget book · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ | |
Gross procurement / interceptor $4.6M FY2026 base plus OOC request · Nominal USD; source budget basis U.S. Army ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | R&D program total Not verified | |
Navy gross procurement / torpedo $4.217M FY2025 request · Nominal USD · source budget basis U.S. Navy · government budget document mirror ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | R&D program total Not verified | |
India production award / howitzer $3.738M 2017-01-12 · Nominal USD; stated contract or budget scope BAE Systems ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | R&D program total Not verified | |
U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Annual RDT&E funding $200.7M / yr FY2025 · FY2025 budget book · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ | ||
USAF gross procurement / missile $3.049M FY2027 discretionary request · Nominal USD; source budget basis U.S. Air Force ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Annual RDT&E funding $83.2M / yr FY2025 · FY2025 budget book · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ | |
Block IIIC recurring hardware / missile $2.526M FY2025 · PB2025 request · Nominal USD; source budget basis U.S. Navy · government budget document mirror ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | R&D program total Not verified | |
USAF flyaway / missile $2.165M FY2027 discretionary request · Nominal USD; source budget basis U.S. Air Force ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Annual RDT&E funding $183.5M / yr FY2025 · FY2025 budget book · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ | |
Approximate procurement funding / round $2.001M FY2025 request · March 2024 · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Annual RDT&E funding $2M / yr FY2025 · FY2025 budget book · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ | |
Baseline recurring production / missile $1.622M FY2026 request · Nominal USD; source budget basis U.S. Army ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Annual RDT&E funding $184M / yr FY2025 · FY2025 budget book · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ | |
Navy procurement funding / missile $1.583M FY2025 request · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Annual RDT&E funding $28.7M / yr FY2025 · FY2025 budget book · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ | |
Block 2 recurring missile hardware $1.492M FY2025 request · Nominal USD; source budget basis U.S. Navy · budget document mirror ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | R&D program total Not verified | |
Mod 1 hardware kit / unit $1.152M FY2025 request · Nominal USD · source budget basis U.S. Navy · government budget document mirror ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | R&D program total Not verified | |
Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Missiles Derived recurring hardware and canister estimate | New-round hardware + canister · derived $829,495 FY2025 request · Nominal USD; source budget basis U.S. Navy · government budget document mirror ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Annual RDT&E funding $19.2M / yr FY2025 · FY2025 budget book · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ |
USAF flyaway / missile $622,000 FY2027 discretionary request · Nominal USD; source budget basis U.S. Air Force ↗ | U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Annual RDT&E funding $66.3M / yr FY2025 · FY2025 budget book · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ | |
U.S. inventory Not verified | Annual operations & support Not verified | Annual RDT&E funding $20.6M / yr FY2025 · FY2025 budget book · Nominal USD; source budget basis DoD Comptroller ↗ |
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Prices span different dollar years and cost definitions; figures are labeled before comparison. Operations sort within hourly, daily, annual and other-total groups. R&D references distinguish annual funding, multi-year requests and lifetime program totals.
Reading the cost basis. Flyaway covers the hardware specified by the source. Average procurement unit cost includes procurement support. Program acquisition unit cost also spreads development across the program quantity. Missile rounds, launchers, radars and complete batteries have separate cost scopes. A contract package can include spares, weapons and training. Hourly reimbursement rates are government billing rates, not full operating costs. Maintenance excludes some operating expenses. Delivered, fielded, active inventory and planned quantities remain separate. “Not verified” means missing evidence, never zero.
Reviewed 2026-10-09. Each figure carries its own observation period; the review date does not make historical figures current.