Harpoon: Cost, Contracts & Timeline

Cost to the Government

Cost figures
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
Annual operations & supportA complete, system-specific annual operating and support cost was not established. Procurement, replacement rounds and contract support are different measures.	Not established	—

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 recorded
Not established

Unit costs · 1

Comparable unit priceNo comparable standalone unit price was established; package or contract totals are shown separately.
Source not recorded
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.
Source not recorded
Not established
U.S. procurement quantityNo comparable U.S. procurement quantity was established in this review.
Source not recorded
Not established

Operating costs · 1

Annual operations & supportA complete, system-specific annual operating and support cost was not established. Procurement, replacement rounds and contract support are different measures.
Source not recorded
Not established

Earlier observations · 1

Superseded estimates and prices, each in its original scope and dollar basis.

Earlier cost observations
Measure	Amount	Source
Mixed Harpoon / SLAM ER arrangementTwo contracts spanning development, production and sustainment; not a Harpoon-only cost.	$3.1BNominal $; source budget basis	Harpoon and SLAM ER combined business arrangement, May 2020 NAVAIR · figure May 13, 2020

Mixed Harpoon / SLAM ER arrangementTwo contracts spanning development, production and sustainment; not a Harpoon-only cost.
Harpoon and SLAM ER combined business arrangement, May 2020 NAVAIR · figure May 13, 2020
$3.1BNominal $; source budget basis

Separate missile families and support

NAVAIR reports a consolidated arrangement rather than a standalone round price. Historical export totals cannot establish a present replacement cost.

Harpoon and SLAM ER combined business arrangement, May 2020 NAVAIR

Contracts & purchasing · 1

Ceilings, options and purchase agreements are not spending and are never added together. Obligations are under Contracts.

Contracts and purchasing
Buyer → seller	Status	Value	Qty	Source
Saudi Arabia and other foreign partners → BoeingIncludes 1,052 SLAM ER and Harpoon missiles for Saudi Arabia plus 65 Harpoon missiles for other partners. This is not a Harpoon-only contract total or unit price.	Combined two-contract business arrangement	$3.1B	—	Harpoon and SLAM ER combined business arrangement, May 2020 NAVAIR · figure May 13, 2020

International buyers · 1

International buyers
Country	Qty	Status	Source
Saudi ArabiaThe 1,052-round figure combines SLAM ER and Harpoon; the Harpoon allocation is not given.	Not verified	Mixed missile order	Harpoon and SLAM ER combined business arrangement, May 2020 NAVAIR · figure May 13, 2020

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.

Contracts$216M obligated since FY2008

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Contractors1

Boeing$216M 100%

Awards12

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Government awards. Select a sortable column heading to sort.
								Conf.
Boeing	HARPOON SITE SURVEY	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 1, 2011	$19K	$19K	Harpoon	Reported
Boeing	THIS FIRM FIXED PRICE (FFP) DELIVERY ORDER CONSTITUTES AN ORDER FOR CY 10/11 (CY 11/12 OPTION) HARPOON/SLAM-ER MISSILE SYSTEM AND HARPOON COMMAND LAUNCH SYSTEM (CLS) FOLLOW-ON INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT (ILS)/ENGINEERING SERVICES SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND CLASS I ECP DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS FOR THE U.S. NAVY (USN) AND FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS) CUSTOMERS.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Aug 15, 2011	$18.0M	—	Harpoon	Reported
Boeing	HARPOON LOT 86 PRODUCTION	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Jul 7, 2011	$121M	$121M	Harpoon	Reported
Boeing	HARPOON PROGRAM MANAGEMENT REVIEW (PMR) FOR EGYPT	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Mar 15, 2011	$24K	$24K	Harpoon	Reported
Boeing	PROVIDES DELTA-TO-WYE TRANSFORMER (DWT) ASSEMBLIES AND GPS RECEIVER ASSEMBLIES (GPSRA) TO KOREA.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Dec 16, 2010	$246K	$246K	Harpoon	Reported
Boeing	THIS DELIVERY ORDER PROVIDES HARPOON TEST SYSTEM (HTS) SUPPORT FOR THE UNITED STATES NAVY (USN).	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 13, 2010	$60K	$60K	Harpoon	Reported
Boeing	HARPOON LOT 85 PRODUCTION	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Jul 29, 2010	$65.9M	—	Harpoon	Reported
Boeing	ENCAPSULATED HARPOON INTEGRATION FOR THE TAIWAN NAVY (TN) SEA DART CLASS SUBMARINE.	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jun 28, 2010	$1.2M	$1.2M	Harpoon	Reported
Boeing	HSCLCS FOLLOW-ON ILS 2009-2010	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Mar 30, 2010	$2.1M	$2.1M	Harpoon	Reported
Boeing	HARPOON/SLAM-ER (USN/FMS)	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Feb 12, 2009	$5.7M	$5.7M	Harpoon	Reported
Boeing	SLAM-ER AND HARPOON SUPPORT	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jun 27, 2008	$99K	$99K	Harpoon	Reported
Boeing	HSCLCS SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS FMS CUSTOMERS	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jun 26, 2008	$1.9M	—	Harpoon	Reported

Obligations are signed USAspending prime-contract actions coded to this program, FY2008 to date, credited to the company that received each action. Obligations are money committed, not company revenue.

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