Program · United States
Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR)
Family of naval air and missile defense radars.
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Production
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Across linked awards
Timeline1
- MilestoneConfirmed
First SPY-6-equipped destroyer commissioned
USS Jack H. Lucas entered commissioned service. This is not a claim of formal radar IOC or first operational deployment.
Program and variant milestones. Dates show only the precision the sources give.
Cost to the Government
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Program totals · 3 | ||
| SPY-6(V)1 RDT&E program estimateV1 subprogram only; other SPY-6 variants have separate development estimates. Historical estimate, not a current appropriation. | $1.907BThen-year $ · program estimate | AMDR family of radars December 2023 SAR, as amended; PB2025 and April 2024 estimates U.S. Navy / DoD · figure PB2025 SAR snapshot |
| SPY-6(V)1 program acquisition / radarPAUC includes allocated development and construction. Not added to the procurement unit figure. | $290.668MThen-year $ · program estimate | AMDR family of radars December 2023 SAR, as amended; PB2025 and April 2024 estimates U.S. Navy / DoD · figure PB2025 SAR snapshot |
| AMDR family annual RDT&E referenceR-1 PE0604522N AMDR. Annual appropriation, not lifetime development. FY2026 includes listed reconciliation spend-plan funds; FY2027 is requested funding. Shared scope; cannot be attributed solely to this product. | $96.642M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 total request · PB2027 |
| Unit costs · 3 | ||
| Contract unit priceFixed-price-incentive modification to N00024-14-C-5315 exercising AMDR (SPY-6(V)1) LRIP options: $402,658,015 for three AMDR LRIP units for DDG 51 Flight III, fully funded with FY2019 SCN. $402,658,015 / 3 = $134,219,338 per radar (production-only option; LRIP pricing). | $134.219MThen-year $ · 3 units | US Navy Awards Raytheon $402M Contract for SPY-6 Radars Microwave Journal (DoD contract announcement text) · Mar 20, 2019 · figure Mar 14, 2019 |
| SPY-6(V)1 average procurement / radarPublished APUC for 30 procurement systems; includes procurement scope, not bare array hardware. V2, V3 and V4 are different configurations. | $226.171MThen-year $ · program estimate | AMDR family of radars December 2023 SAR, as amended; PB2025 and April 2024 estimates U.S. Navy / DoD · figure PB2025 · amended December 2023 SAR |
| SPY-6(V)2 average procurement / radarSeparate smaller V2 configuration; CY2024 column of the acquisition summary. | $44.541MConstant 2024 $ · program estimate | AMDR family of radars December 2023 SAR, as amended; PB2025 and April 2024 estimates U.S. Navy / DoD · figure PB2025 SAR snapshot |
| Quantities · 2 | ||
| V1 procurement baseline systemsHistorical program denominator, not current installed fleet or number of individual radar faces. | 30U.S. only; stated source scope | AMDR family of radars December 2023 SAR, as amended; PB2025 and April 2024 estimates U.S. Navy / DoD · figure PB2025 SAR snapshot |
| U.S. inventoryA current U.S. inventory was not established. Annual procurement, cumulative deliveries and production capacity are not a stockpile count. | Not established | — |
| Operating costs · 1 | ||
| V1 fleet annual O&S estimateFleet-level maintenance, sustaining support and improvements; not per radar or complete ship operations. Unit-level manpower and operations are not populated in this radar estimate. | $86.4M / yrConstant 2013 $ · program estimate | AMDR family of radars December 2023 SAR, as amended; PB2025 and April 2024 estimates U.S. Navy / DoD · figure FY2027 in April 2024 estimate |
Program totals · 3
- SPY-6(V)1 RDT&E program estimateV1 subprogram only; other SPY-6 variants have separate development estimates. Historical estimate, not a current appropriation.AMDR family of radars December 2023 SAR, as amended; PB2025 and April 2024 estimates U.S. Navy / DoD · figure PB2025 SAR snapshot$1.907BThen-year $ · program estimate
- SPY-6(V)1 program acquisition / radarPAUC includes allocated development and construction. Not added to the procurement unit figure.AMDR family of radars December 2023 SAR, as amended; PB2025 and April 2024 estimates U.S. Navy / DoD · figure PB2025 SAR snapshot$290.668MThen-year $ · program estimate
- AMDR family annual RDT&E referenceR-1 PE0604522N AMDR. Annual appropriation, not lifetime development. FY2026 includes listed reconciliation spend-plan funds; FY2027 is requested funding. Shared scope; cannot be attributed solely to this product.FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 total request · PB2027$96.642M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
Unit costs · 3
- Contract unit priceFixed-price-incentive modification to N00024-14-C-5315 exercising AMDR (SPY-6(V)1) LRIP options: $402,658,015 for three AMDR LRIP units for DDG 51 Flight III, fully funded with FY2019 SCN. $402,658,015 / 3 = $134,219,338 per radar (production-only option; LRIP pricing).US Navy Awards Raytheon $402M Contract for SPY-6 Radars Microwave Journal (DoD contract announcement text) · Mar 20, 2019 · figure Mar 14, 2019$134.219MThen-year $ · 3 units
- SPY-6(V)1 average procurement / radarPublished APUC for 30 procurement systems; includes procurement scope, not bare array hardware. V2, V3 and V4 are different configurations.AMDR family of radars December 2023 SAR, as amended; PB2025 and April 2024 estimates U.S. Navy / DoD · figure PB2025 · amended December 2023 SAR$226.171MThen-year $ · program estimate
- SPY-6(V)2 average procurement / radarSeparate smaller V2 configuration; CY2024 column of the acquisition summary.AMDR family of radars December 2023 SAR, as amended; PB2025 and April 2024 estimates U.S. Navy / DoD · figure PB2025 SAR snapshot$44.541MConstant 2024 $ · program estimate
Quantities · 2
- V1 procurement baseline systemsHistorical program denominator, not current installed fleet or number of individual radar faces.AMDR family of radars December 2023 SAR, as amended; PB2025 and April 2024 estimates U.S. Navy / DoD · figure PB2025 SAR snapshot30U.S. only; stated source scope
- U.S. inventoryA current U.S. inventory was not established. Annual procurement, cumulative deliveries and production capacity are not a stockpile count.Source not recordedNot established
Operating costs · 1
- V1 fleet annual O&S estimateFleet-level maintenance, sustaining support and improvements; not per radar or complete ship operations. Unit-level manpower and operations are not populated in this radar estimate.AMDR family of radars December 2023 SAR, as amended; PB2025 and April 2024 estimates U.S. Navy / DoD · figure FY2027 in April 2024 estimate$86.4M / yrConstant 2013 $ · program estimate
Earlier observations · 3
Superseded estimates and prices, each in its original scope and dollar basis.
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| AMDR family annual RDT&E reference1 | $104.171M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2025 actual · PB2027 |
| AMDR family annual RDT&E reference1 | $74.937M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2026 total enacted / spend plan · PB2027 |
| AMDR family annual RDT&E reference1 | $96.642M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 total request · PB2027 |
- AMDR family annual RDT&E reference1FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2025 actual · PB2027$104.171M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- AMDR family annual RDT&E reference1FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2026 total enacted / spend plan · PB2027$74.937M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- AMDR family annual RDT&E reference1FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 total request · PB2027$96.642M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
1R-1 PE0604522N AMDR. Annual appropriation, not lifetime development. FY2026 includes listed reconciliation spend-plan funds; FY2027 is requested funding. Shared scope; cannot be attributed solely to this product.
Compare like radar variants
V1, V2, V3 and V4 differ in size, configuration and ship integration. A V2 radar price cannot stand in for the four-array V1 system. Program-level support also cannot be compared directly with a whole destroyer’s operating cost.
International buyers · 1
| Country | Qty | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesProcurement quantities are program baselines, not counts of operational radars on the review date. | Not verified | Navy acquisition program | AMDR family of radars December 2023 SAR, as amended; PB2025 and April 2024 estimates U.S. Navy / DoD · figure PB2025 SAR |
Open research: Current U.S. inventory and complete annual operating-and-support costs require additional public evidence. Buyer records are selected examples, not a complete global order book.
What the government budgets and pays for this program, from budget justification books, appropriations, acquisition reports and contract announcements. Each figure states its dollar basis. What contractors were obligated is under Contracts.