Program · United States · Missile Defense Agency
Long Range Discrimination Radar
Long Range Discrimination Radar · Fielded · Missile Defense Agency
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Cost to the Government
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Program totals · 1 | ||
| Annual RDT&E fundingR-1 PE0604873C Long Range Discrimination Radar. Annual appropriation scope, not lifetime development cost. FY2026 includes the listed reconciliation spend plan; FY2027 includes discretionary and mandatory requests where present. Budget execution and requests are distinct measures. | $125.074M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 total request · PB2027 |
| Unit costs · 1 | ||
| CBO modeled radar acquisitionCBO Table 2 estimates an LRDR for a notional new site; this is not the actual cost of the existing Alaska facility. Modeled acquisition cost, not an actual contract, paid price or approved purchase. | $800MConstant 2026 $ · modeled | Costs of a Notional National Missile Defense System (2026 testimony) Congressional Budget Office · figure CBO 2026 notional architecture |
| Quantities · 2 | ||
| Radar accepted for operationsAcceptance of the missile warning/tracking mission at Clear Space Force Station. The source says space-domain-awareness acceptance was still pending; not a claim of full mission availability on the review date. | 1U.S. only; stated source scope | LRDR operational acceptance, December 5, 2025 U.S. Space Force · figure Dec 4, 2025 acceptance |
| U.S. procurement quantityNo comparable U.S. procurement quantity was established in this review. | Not established | — |
| Operating costs · 2 | ||
| MDA contractor logistics support · subset1 | $3.895M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror · figure FY2026 request |
| MDA contractor logistics support · subset1 | $3.882M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror · figure FY2025 budget |
Program totals · 1
- Annual RDT&E fundingR-1 PE0604873C Long Range Discrimination Radar. Annual appropriation scope, not lifetime development cost. FY2026 includes the listed reconciliation spend plan; FY2027 includes discretionary and mandatory requests where present. Budget execution and requests are distinct measures.FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 total request · PB2027$125.074M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
Unit costs · 1
- CBO modeled radar acquisitionCBO Table 2 estimates an LRDR for a notional new site; this is not the actual cost of the existing Alaska facility. Modeled acquisition cost, not an actual contract, paid price or approved purchase.Costs of a Notional National Missile Defense System (2026 testimony) Congressional Budget Office · figure CBO 2026 notional architecture$800MConstant 2026 $ · modeled
Quantities · 2
- Radar accepted for operationsAcceptance of the missile warning/tracking mission at Clear Space Force Station. The source says space-domain-awareness acceptance was still pending; not a claim of full mission availability on the review date.LRDR operational acceptance, December 5, 2025 U.S. Space Force · figure Dec 4, 2025 acceptance1U.S. only; stated source scope
- U.S. procurement quantityNo comparable U.S. procurement quantity was established in this review.Source not recordedNot established
Operating costs · 2
- MDA contractor logistics support · subset1FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror · figure FY2026 request$3.895M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- MDA contractor logistics support · subset1FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror · figure FY2025 budget$3.882M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
1LRDR depot / contractor logistics line only. Excludes other operation and support costs; not a complete radar annual operating cost.
Earlier observations · 3
Superseded estimates and prices, each in its original scope and dollar basis.
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Annual RDT&E funding1 | $95.584M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2025 actual · PB2027 |
| Annual RDT&E funding1 | $55.856M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2026 total enacted / spend plan · PB2027 |
| Annual RDT&E funding1 | $125.074M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 total request · PB2027 |
- Annual RDT&E funding1FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2025 actual · PB2027$95.584M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- Annual RDT&E funding1FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2026 total enacted / spend plan · PB2027$55.856M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- Annual RDT&E funding1FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 total request · PB2027$125.074M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
1R-1 PE0604873C Long Range Discrimination Radar. Annual appropriation scope, not lifetime development cost. FY2026 includes the listed reconciliation spend plan; FY2027 includes discretionary and mandatory requests where present. Budget execution and requests are distinct measures.
The construction contract and model answer different questions
The 2015 award includes development and testing, while CBO models acquisition of a radar for a hypothetical new defense site. Neither should be presented as the paid replacement price of the accepted Alaska radar.
LRDR maximum development and construction award, October 26, 2015 Lockheed Martin · +2 more
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missile Defense Agency → Lockheed MartinDevelopment, construction and testing scope over nine years. Maximum with options, not obligations or a bare radar hardware price. | Maximum award value including options | $784M | 1 | LRDR maximum development and construction award, October 26, 2015 Lockheed Martin · figure Oct 26, 2015 |
International buyers · 1
| Country | Qty | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesU.S. Space Force acceptance of the radar; not an additional new order. | 1 | Operational acceptance | LRDR operational acceptance, December 5, 2025 U.S. Space Force · figure Dec 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.
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