Program · United States
AGM-179 Jagm
Air-to-ground guided missile combining laser and millimeter-wave radar guidance.
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Fielded
Awarded
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Across linked awards
Timeline2
- Production startConfirmed
JAGM enters low-rate initial production
- Initial operating capabilityConfirmed
Marine Corps declares JAGM IOC on AH-1Z
Program and variant milestones. Dates show only the precision the sources give.
Cost to the Government$7.65B total acquisition
| Measure | Variant | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program totals · 3 | |||
| Total acquisition costArmy procurement only (P-40 'Total' column incl. to-complete: 21,764 missiles, $7,652.902M); excludes RDT&E and Navy/USMC JAGM buys. FY2027 budget books. | All | $7.653BThen-year $ · 21,764 units | Army FY 2027 Budget Estimates: Missile Procurement, Army Justification Book U.S. Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) |
| Annual RDT&E fundingJAGM · Army and Navy combined. Annual research, development, test and evaluation funding in the March 2024 budget presentation; FY2024 and FY2025 are request figures. Not a lifetime R&D total or actual expenditure. | All | $23.7M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 · FY2025 budget book |
| Gross procurement requestAll program procurement elements; broader scope than the all-up-round unit figure. | Army | $104.059MNominal $; source budget basis | FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027 |
| Unit costs · 2 | |||
| Unit cost (per round)FY 2027 Army request, P-5 JAGM all-up-round unit cost $241.546K for 269 missiles (FY2025 $286.584K; FY2026 $249.506K). | All | $241,546Then-year $ · 269 units | Army FY 2027 Budget Estimates: Missile Procurement, Army Justification Book U.S. Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) |
| All-up round / missileP-5, line 2605C70302: recurring all-up-round production. Excludes program support and other procurement cost elements; these are budget estimates. | Army | $241,546Nominal $; source budget basis | FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027 request |
| Quantities · 2 | |||
| Requested missilesDiscretionary procurement request; not deliveries or inventory. | Army | 269U.S. only; stated source scope | FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027 |
| U.S. inventoryA current U.S. inventory was not established. Annual procurement, cumulative deliveries and production capacity are not a stockpile count. | All | 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. | All | Not established | — |
Program totals · 3
- Total acquisition costArmy procurement only (P-40 'Total' column incl. to-complete: 21,764 missiles, $7,652.902M); excludes RDT&E and Navy/USMC JAGM buys. FY2027 budget books.Army FY 2027 Budget Estimates: Missile Procurement, Army Justification Book U.S. Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)$7.653BThen-year $ · 21,764 units
- Annual RDT&E fundingJAGM · Army and Navy combined. Annual research, development, test and evaluation funding in the March 2024 budget presentation; FY2024 and FY2025 are request figures. Not a lifetime R&D total or actual expenditure.FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 · FY2025 budget book$23.7M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- Gross procurement requestAll program procurement elements; broader scope than the all-up-round unit figure.ArmyFY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027$104.059MNominal $; source budget basis
Unit costs · 2
- Unit cost (per round)FY 2027 Army request, P-5 JAGM all-up-round unit cost $241.546K for 269 missiles (FY2025 $286.584K; FY2026 $249.506K).Army FY 2027 Budget Estimates: Missile Procurement, Army Justification Book U.S. Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)$241,546Then-year $ · 269 units
- All-up round / missileP-5, line 2605C70302: recurring all-up-round production. Excludes program support and other procurement cost elements; these are budget estimates.ArmyFY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027 request$241,546Nominal $; source budget basis
Quantities · 2
- Requested missilesDiscretionary procurement request; not deliveries or inventory.ArmyFY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027269U.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
- 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 recordedNot established
Earlier observations · 6
Superseded estimates and prices, each in its original scope and dollar basis.
| Measure | Variant | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program totals · 3 | |||
| Annual RDT&E funding1 | All | $2.6M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2023 · FY2025 budget book |
| Annual RDT&E funding1 | All | $3.4M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2024 · FY2025 budget book |
| Annual RDT&E funding1 | All | $23.7M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 · FY2025 budget book |
| Unit costs · 3 | |||
| All-up round / missile2 | Army | $286,584Nominal $; source budget basis | FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2025 · PB2027 |
| All-up round / missile2 | Army | $249,506Nominal $; source budget basis | FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2026 · PB2027 |
| All-up round / missile2 | Army | $241,546Nominal $; source budget basis | FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027 request |
Program totals · 3
- Annual RDT&E funding1FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2023 · FY2025 budget book$2.6M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- Annual RDT&E funding1FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2024 · FY2025 budget book$3.4M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- Annual RDT&E funding1FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 · FY2025 budget book$23.7M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
Unit costs · 3
- All-up round / missile2ArmyFY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2025 · PB2027$286,584Nominal $; source budget basis
- All-up round / missile2ArmyFY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2026 · PB2027$249,506Nominal $; source budget basis
- All-up round / missile2ArmyFY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027 request$241,546Nominal $; source budget basis
1JAGM · Army and Navy combined. Annual research, development, test and evaluation funding in the March 2024 budget presentation; FY2024 and FY2025 are request figures. Not a lifetime R&D total or actual expenditure.
2P-5, line 2605C70302: recurring all-up-round production. Excludes program support and other procurement cost elements; these are budget estimates.
| Fiscal year | Appropriation | Request | Enacted | Qty | Budget line | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | RDT&E | $190M | — | — | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2027 | Procurement | $177M | — | 551 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2027 | Total | $367M | — | 551 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2026 | RDT&E | $59.1M | $59.1M | — | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2026 | Procurement | $159M | $159M | 455 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2026 | Total | $218M | $218M | 455 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2025 | RDT&E | — | $23.7M | — | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) |
| FY2025 | Procurement | — | $103M | 205 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) |
| FY2025 | Total | — | $127M | 205 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) |
Price depends on the cost boundary
The all-up-round figure isolates recurring missile production. The FY2027 gross program average is $386,836 per requested missile after allocating the broader procurement line. Neither is a foreign-package price.
Contracts & purchasing · 1
Ceilings, options and purchase agreements are not spending and are never added together. Obligations are under Contracts.
| Buyer → seller | Status | Value | Qty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Army, Navy and international customers → Lockheed MartinShared JAGM/Hellfire award. The source does not allocate value or quantities by missile or country; do not add this record across both profiles. | Announced joint-program production award | $720M | — | JAGM and Hellfire $720M production award, August 21, 2025 Lockheed Martin · figure Aug 21, 2025 |
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.