Program · United States · U.S. Navy
Avenger-class Mine Countermeasures Ship (MCM)
Avenger-class Mine Countermeasures Ship (MCM) · Fielded · U.S. Navy
Cost to the Government
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Program totals · 1 | ||
| R&D program totalA lifetime program R&D total was not established. Development contracts and shared program budgets are not substituted for that total. | Not established | — |
| Unit costs · 1 | ||
| Comparable unit priceNo comparable standalone unit price was established; package or contract totals are shown separately. | Not established | — |
| Quantities · 2 | ||
| U.S. inventoryA current U.S. inventory was not established. Annual procurement, cumulative deliveries and production capacity are not a stockpile count. | Not established | — |
| U.S. procurement quantityNo comparable U.S. procurement quantity was established in this review. | Not established | — |
| Operating costs · 1 | ||
| Mine countermeasures fleet maintenance expenditureFleet/category total, not per ship or complete O&S. Includes some operating fuel and expenditures on prior-year obligations. | $78.3M / yrNominal $; fleet/category maintenance scope | Navy surface ship maintenance funding, GAO-25-106990 GAO · figure FY2023 · GAO review |
Program totals · 1
- R&D program totalA lifetime program R&D total was not established. Development contracts and shared program budgets are not substituted for that total.Source not recordedNot established
Unit costs · 1
- Comparable unit priceNo comparable standalone unit price was established; package or contract totals are shown separately.Source not recordedNot established
Quantities · 2
- 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
- U.S. procurement quantityNo comparable U.S. procurement quantity was established in this review.Source not recordedNot established
Operating costs · 1
- Mine countermeasures fleet maintenance expenditureFleet/category total, not per ship or complete O&S. Includes some operating fuel and expenditures on prior-year obligations.Navy surface ship maintenance funding, GAO-25-106990 GAO · figure FY2023 · GAO review$78.3M / yrNominal $; fleet/category maintenance scope
Earlier observations · 4
Superseded estimates and prices, each in its original scope and dollar basis.
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mine countermeasures maintenance expenditures1 | $51.2MNominal $; dated budget snapshot | Navy surface ship maintenance funding, GAO-25-106990 GAO · figure FY2020 |
| Mine countermeasures maintenance expenditures1 | $67.6MNominal $; dated budget snapshot | Navy surface ship maintenance funding, GAO-25-106990 GAO · figure FY2021 |
| Mine countermeasures maintenance expenditures1 | $70.2MNominal $; dated budget snapshot | Navy surface ship maintenance funding, GAO-25-106990 GAO · figure FY2022 |
| Mine countermeasures maintenance expenditures1 | $78.3MNominal $; dated budget snapshot | Navy surface ship maintenance funding, GAO-25-106990 GAO · figure FY2023 |
- Mine countermeasures maintenance expenditures1Navy surface ship maintenance funding, GAO-25-106990 GAO · figure FY2020$51.2MNominal $; dated budget snapshot
- Mine countermeasures maintenance expenditures1Navy surface ship maintenance funding, GAO-25-106990 GAO · figure FY2021$67.6MNominal $; dated budget snapshot
- Mine countermeasures maintenance expenditures1Navy surface ship maintenance funding, GAO-25-106990 GAO · figure FY2022$70.2MNominal $; dated budget snapshot
- Mine countermeasures maintenance expenditures1Navy surface ship maintenance funding, GAO-25-106990 GAO · figure FY2023$78.3MNominal $; dated budget snapshot
1Category totals; FY2020 excludes earlier obligations whereas later years include prior-year obligations. Not a clean like-for-like annual cost trend.
Expenditure is different from budget authority
GAO reports FY2023 enacted funding of $142.4M, obligations of $111.5M and expenditures of $78.3M for mine countermeasures maintenance. These are different stages of the same funding process, not additive costs.
Bahrain decommissionings do not establish worldwide inventory
The Navy documented retirement of the four Bahrain-based ships in September 2025. That announcement alone does not prove that every Avenger-class ship worldwide had retired.
International buyers · 1
| Country | Qty | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesPurchases and program plans are not a current operational inventory. | Not verified | U.S. program customer | Bahrain Avenger-class decommissionings, September 25, 2025 U.S. Navy · figure Dated source snapshot |
Open research: Buyer records are selected examples, not a complete global order book. Current U.S. operational inventory was not established; dated purchases, deliveries and plans remain separate. A comparable complete-system unit purchase price was not established. A system-specific lifetime R&D total was not established.
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.
No participants, contracts or systems recorded for this program yet.