Program · United States
Javelin
Man-portable anti-armor guided missile.
Updated
—FGM-148 JavelinJavelin (AAWS-M)
Timeline1
- FieldedConfirmed
Javelin enters Army service
Program and variant milestones. Dates show only the precision the sources give.
Cost to the Government$10.72B total acquisition
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Program totals · 2 | ||
| Total acquisition costArmy procurement only, P-40 'Javelin (AAWS-M) System Summary' Total column (quantity combines missiles and command launch units): 50,784 units, $10,717.785M; excludes RDT&E. FY2027 budget books. | $10.718BThen-year $ · 50,784 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 fundingMissiles & Munitions · Javelin. 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. | $10.4M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 · FY2025 budget book |
| Unit costs · 2 | ||
| Unit cost (per round)FY 2027 Army request, P-5 Javelin (AAWS-M) all-up-round unit cost $208.543K for 645 rounds (FY2025 $236.000K for 300). Lightweight CLU FY2027: $212.867K each. | $208,543Then-year $ · 645 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-5a All Up Round line. Historical nominal missile production unit cost; excludes the reusable command launch unit and does not establish a FY2026 replacement price. | $221,188Nominal $; source budget basis | FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025 · figure FY2024 · PB2026 P-5a |
| Quantities · 2 | ||
| Historical FY2024 round procurementAll-up-round quantity in P-5/P-5a; not current stockpile or total system quantity. | 944U.S. only; stated source scope | FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025 · figure FY2024 · PB2026 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 · 2
- Total acquisition costArmy procurement only, P-40 'Javelin (AAWS-M) System Summary' Total column (quantity combines missiles and command launch units): 50,784 units, $10,717.785M; excludes RDT&E. 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)$10.718BThen-year $ · 50,784 units
- Annual RDT&E fundingMissiles & Munitions · Javelin. 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$10.4M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
Unit costs · 2
- Unit cost (per round)FY 2027 Army request, P-5 Javelin (AAWS-M) all-up-round unit cost $208.543K for 645 rounds (FY2025 $236.000K for 300). Lightweight CLU FY2027: $212.867K each.Army FY 2027 Budget Estimates: Missile Procurement, Army Justification Book U.S. Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)$208,543Then-year $ · 645 units
- All-up round / missileP-5a All Up Round line. Historical nominal missile production unit cost; excludes the reusable command launch unit and does not establish a FY2026 replacement price.FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025 · figure FY2024 · PB2026 P-5a$221,188Nominal $; source budget basis
Quantities · 2
- Historical FY2024 round procurementAll-up-round quantity in P-5/P-5a; not current stockpile or total system quantity.FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025 · figure FY2024 · PB2026944U.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 | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Program totals · 3 | ||
| Annual RDT&E funding1 | $15.9M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2023 · FY2025 budget book |
| Annual RDT&E funding1 | $7.8M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2024 · FY2025 budget book |
| Annual RDT&E funding1 | $10.4M / 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 | $168,366Nominal $; source budget basis | FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025 · figure FY2022 · PB2026 P-5a |
| All-up round / missile2 | $196,132Nominal $; source budget basis | FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025 · figure FY2023 · PB2026 P-5a |
| All-up round / missile2 | $221,188Nominal $; source budget basis | FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025 · figure FY2024 · PB2026 P-5a |
Program totals · 3
- Annual RDT&E funding1FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2023 · FY2025 budget book$15.9M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- Annual RDT&E funding1FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2024 · FY2025 budget book$7.8M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- Annual RDT&E funding1FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 · FY2025 budget book$10.4M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
Unit costs · 3
- All-up round / missile2FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025 · figure FY2022 · PB2026 P-5a$168,366Nominal $; source budget basis
- All-up round / missile2FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025 · figure FY2023 · PB2026 P-5a$196,132Nominal $; source budget basis
- All-up round / missile2FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025 · figure FY2024 · PB2026 P-5a$221,188Nominal $; source budget basis
1Missiles & Munitions · Javelin. 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-5a All Up Round line. Historical nominal missile production unit cost; excludes the reusable command launch unit and does not establish a FY2026 replacement price.
| Fiscal year | Appropriation | Request | Enacted | Qty | Budget line | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | RDT&E | $10.2M | — | — | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2027 | Procurement | $480M | — | 1,509 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2027 | Total | $490M | — | 1,509 | — | 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 | $9.8M | $9.8M | — | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2026 | Procurement | $362M | $362M | 705 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2026 | Total | $372M | $372M | 705 | — | 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 | — | $10.4M | — | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) |
| FY2025 | Procurement | — | $277M | 573 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) |
| FY2025 | Total | — | $288M | 573 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) |
A system-summary quantity is not a missile count
The missile all-up round and reusable launch equipment are separate cost elements. The FY2026 system-summary denominator is not used to calculate a missile price; the verified all-up-round observations remain explicitly historical.
FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025
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 and FMS customers → Javelin Joint VentureMissiles, associated equipment and services; not-to-exceed value under the 2023 IDIQ. Quantity not disclosed. | Follow-on award · maximum value | $900.5M | — | Javelin FY2025 follow-on production award, not to exceed $900.5M Lockheed Martin · figure Sep 3, 2025 |
International buyers · 5
| Country | Qty | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| BrazilNamed customer in the follow-on production award; country allocations and delivery counts are not published in the announcement. | Not verified | Included in FY2025 FMS award | Javelin FY2025 follow-on production award, not to exceed $900.5M Lockheed Martin · figure Sep 3, 2025 |
| TunisiaNamed customer in the follow-on production award; country allocations and delivery counts are not published in the announcement. | Not verified | Included in FY2025 FMS award | Javelin FY2025 follow-on production award, not to exceed $900.5M Lockheed Martin · figure Sep 3, 2025 |
| EstoniaNamed customer in the follow-on production award; country allocations and delivery counts are not published in the announcement. | Not verified | Included in FY2025 FMS award | Javelin FY2025 follow-on production award, not to exceed $900.5M Lockheed Martin · figure Sep 3, 2025 |
| BulgariaNamed customer in the follow-on production award; country allocations and delivery counts are not published in the announcement. | Not verified | Included in FY2025 FMS award | Javelin FY2025 follow-on production award, not to exceed $900.5M Lockheed Martin · figure Sep 3, 2025 |
| AustraliaNamed customer in the follow-on production award; country allocations and delivery counts are not published in the announcement. | Not verified | Included in FY2025 FMS award | Javelin FY2025 follow-on production award, not to exceed $900.5M Lockheed Martin · figure Sep 3, 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. The displayed R&D reference is annual funding or a specified multi-year request window, not a verified lifetime total.
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$3.34B obligated since FY2008
Contractors2
- Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture$2.64B 79%
- RTX$704M 21%
Awards9
- Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint VentureENGINEERING SERVICES FY13-FY15U.S. Army · Definitive Contract · Jun 14, 2013$84.2Mobligated · up to $223M ceiling
- Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint VentureUCA AWARD FY13 BLOCK 1 TACTICAL ROUNDS: US ARMY AND USMCU.S. Army · Definitive Contract · May 17, 2013$1.42Bobligated · up to $2.97B ceiling
- RTXPROCURE FY12 TOMAHAWK BLOCK IV MISSILESU.S. Navy · Definitive Contract · Jun 7, 2012$704Mobligated · up to $706M ceiling
- Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint VentureTHE ACQUISITIONS IS FOR 12 MONTHS OF ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH THE OPTIONS FOR TWO ADDITIONAL YEARS IN SUPPORT OF THE JAVELIN WEAPON SYSTEM FOR FY10, FY11, FY12U.S. Army · Definitive Contract · Jul 16, 2010$98.9Mobligated · up to $98.9M ceiling
- RTXTHE PURPOSE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO ADD A SUBCLIN TO FUND ADDITIONAL WORK NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE EFFORT.U.S. Navy · Delivery Order · Jun 2, 2009−$350Kobligated
- Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint VentureLETTER CONTRACT FOR FY09 LONG LEAD PARTS AND LAST TIME BUYSU.S. Army · Definitive Contract · Apr 8, 2009$1.01Bobligated · up to $792M ceiling
- Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint VentureGUIDE MISSILESU.S. Army · Definitive Contract · Oct 31, 2007$1.0Mobligated
- Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint VentureEXTEND POPU.S. Army · Definitive Contract · Oct 25, 2007−$1.9Mobligated · up to $0 ceiling
- Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint VentureCARU.S. Army · Definitive Contract · Oct 23, 2007$35.8Mobligated · up to $41.1M ceiling
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.
Budget Lines
- 0648CC0007 / Javelin (AAWS-M) System Summary
Budget line items recorded for this program.