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Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)
Mobile missile-defense weapon system for terminal-phase ballistic missile interception.
- Milestones3
- Sources7
- Operators—
- Components—
Timeline3
- MilestoneConfirmed
First THAAD battery activated
Activation is not treated as formal IOC or an operational deployment.
SourcesU.S. Army
- FieldedConfirmed
THAAD deployed to defend Guam
Operational Guam deployment, not claimed to be the first THAAD fielding anywhere.
SourcesU.S. Army
- MilestoneConfirmed
THAAD production contract announced
Lockheed Martin announced receipt of a $3.9 billion production contract for MDA and the UAE. This is the announcement date; the underlying award date is unspecified.
SourcesLockheed Martin
Solid entries are confirmed, outlined reported, dashed estimated or still to come; dotted italic entries are speculative. Dates show only the precision the sources give.
Cost to the government
- Total acquisition costConfirmed$9.91BThen-year $ · 751 units
MDA procurement line MD07 only, P-40 'Total' column: 751 interceptors, $9,905.657M gross weapon system cost (includes ground components in prior years). Excludes RDT&E and the Army THAAD line from FY2027.
- Unit cost (flyaway)Confirmed$12.5MThen-year $ · 55 units
MDA P-40 THAAD (MD07) flyaway unit cost per interceptor, FY 2026: $12.516M for 55 (FY2025 $12.559M; prior years avg $9.755M; program total column $10.189M). Interceptors only. MDA requests no THAAD procurement in FY2027.
- Unit cost (per round)Confirmed$12.0MThen-year $ · 27 units
FY 2027 Army request (THAAD procurement transferred from MDA to Army in FY2027), P-5 line 8046C20200: interceptor unit cost $11,983.259K for 27 interceptors.
| Fiscal year | Appropriation | Request | Enacted | Qty | Budget line | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | RDT&E | $1.05B | — | — | — | Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)Confirmed |
| FY2027 | Procurement | $11.44B | — | 857 | — | Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)Confirmed |
| FY2027 | Total | $12.49B | — | 857 | — | Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)Confirmed |
| FY2026 | RDT&E | $685M | $503M | — | — | Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)Confirmed |
| FY2026 | Procurement | $840M | $823M | 55 | — | Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)Confirmed |
| FY2026 | Total | $1.52B | $1.33B | 55 | — | Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)Confirmed |
| FY2025 | RDT&E | — | $311M | — | — | Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)Confirmed |
| FY2025 | Procurement | — | $247M | 12 | — | Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)Confirmed |
| FY2025 | Total | — | $558M | 12 | — | Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)Confirmed |
Unit costs and contract unit prices for this product, and budget figures for the programs that buy it. Each figure states its dollar basis and links its source; contract values are under Programs & awards.
Sources7
- 1.Government recordTask Force Talon commander addresses Guam Armed Forces Committee
U.S. Army · Sep 15, 2015 · Supports: System, System milestone
“deployed in April 2013 to defend Guam from ballistic missile attack.”
- 2.
Lockheed Martin · Sep 23, 2013 · Supports: System, System milestone
“Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a production contract totaling $3.9 billion”
- 3.
Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Supports: Cost · amount
“Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ... 546.7 - 138.0 - 684.7 25 523.1 12”
- 4.Government recordMissile Defense Agency FY 2027 Budget Estimates: Procurement, Defense-Wide (Volume 2b)
Missile Defense Agency / Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Supports: Cost · amount
“Procurement Quantity (Units in Each) 634 62 55 - - - - - - - - 751 Gross/Weapon System Cost ($ in Millions) 8,127.333 955.199 823.125”
- 5.
Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Supports: Cost · amount
“Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ... 907.2 830 10,528.0 857 11,435.2 27 1,961.1 830”
- 6.
U.S. Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) · Supports: Cost · amount
“Interceptor - - - - - - - - - 11,983.259 27 323.548”
- 7.
U.S. Army · Supports: System, System milestone
“activated nearly fifteen years ago in May of 2008.”
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