Program · United States
AGM-158C LRASM
Air-launched long-range anti-ship missile.
Updated
Fielded
Awarded
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Across linked awards
Timeline3
- UnveiledReported
DARPA/ONR Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Demonstration publicly announced
The Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) name first appeared publicly in an April 2008 federal business opportunities industry-day announcement for the joint DARPA/ONR Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Demonstration. DARPA then issued broad agency announcement DARPA-BAA-08-41 on 6 June 2008. Both precede the June 2009 Lockheed Martin contract award.
- FieldedConfirmed
Early operational capability on B-1
Early operational capability is recorded as fielding rather than silently relabeled formal IOC.
- FieldedConfirmed
Early operational capability on F/A-18
Program and variant milestones. Dates show only the precision the sources give.
Cost to the GovernmentFY2027 request $1.75B
| Measure | Variant | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program totals · 1 | |||
| Annual RDT&E fundingMissiles & Munitions 5-10. 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 | $16.3M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 · FY2025 budget book |
| Unit costs · 3 | |||
| Unit cost (per round)Air & Space Forces Magazine citing Air Force budget documents: FY2024 buy of 27 LRASMs for $87.8M = $3.24M per round; the five-year multiyear buy (549 missiles through FY2029, $1.7B) reduces the unit cost to $3.22M. | All | $3.24MThen-year $ · 27 units | Navy Shoots Four LRASMs in 'Graduation Exercise,' as Air Force Ramps Up Multiyear Buy Air & Space Forces Magazine · Apr 3, 2024 |
| Gross procurement / missileP-40 resource summary, USAF only. Nominal dollar years and annual purchase sizes differ. The FY2027 figure excludes the separately requested mandatory funding; it is not an all-service or lifetime average. | Air Force | $4.738MNominal $; source budget basis | FY2027 Missile Procurement, Air Force: discretionary and mandatory requests U.S. Air Force · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 discretionary request |
| Gross weapon-system unit figureIncludes procurement support allocated in the P-40 table. Not an export-package price. | Air Force | $4.738MNominal $; source budget basis | FY2027 Missile Procurement, Air Force: discretionary and mandatory requests U.S. Air Force · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 discretionary request |
| Quantities · 4 | |||
| Discretionary purchase requestRequested missiles, not deliveries or inventory. Mandatory purchases are shown separately where specified. | Air Force | 111U.S. only; stated source scope | FY2027 Missile Procurement, Air Force: discretionary and mandatory requests U.S. Air Force · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 |
| Mandatory purchase requestSeparate mandatory request; not part of the displayed discretionary unit-price denominator. | Air Force | 45U.S. only; stated source scope | FY2027 Missile Procurement, Air Force: discretionary and mandatory requests U.S. Air Force · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 |
| Combined purchase requestDiscretionary plus mandatory requested rounds; not a funded-delivery or inventory count. | Air Force | 156U.S. only; stated source scope | FY2027 Missile Procurement, Air Force: discretionary and mandatory requests U.S. Air Force · Apr 2026 · 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 · 1
- Annual RDT&E fundingMissiles & Munitions 5-10. 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$16.3M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
Unit costs · 3
- Unit cost (per round)Air & Space Forces Magazine citing Air Force budget documents: FY2024 buy of 27 LRASMs for $87.8M = $3.24M per round; the five-year multiyear buy (549 missiles through FY2029, $1.7B) reduces the unit cost to $3.22M.Navy Shoots Four LRASMs in 'Graduation Exercise,' as Air Force Ramps Up Multiyear Buy Air & Space Forces Magazine · Apr 3, 2024$3.24MThen-year $ · 27 units
- Gross procurement / missileP-40 resource summary, USAF only. Nominal dollar years and annual purchase sizes differ. The FY2027 figure excludes the separately requested mandatory funding; it is not an all-service or lifetime average.Air ForceFY2027 Missile Procurement, Air Force: discretionary and mandatory requests U.S. Air Force · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 discretionary request$4.738MNominal $; source budget basis
- Gross weapon-system unit figureIncludes procurement support allocated in the P-40 table. Not an export-package price.Air ForceFY2027 Missile Procurement, Air Force: discretionary and mandatory requests U.S. Air Force · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 discretionary request$4.738MNominal $; source budget basis
Quantities · 4
- Discretionary purchase requestRequested missiles, not deliveries or inventory. Mandatory purchases are shown separately where specified.Air ForceFY2027 Missile Procurement, Air Force: discretionary and mandatory requests U.S. Air Force · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027111U.S. only; stated source scope
- Mandatory purchase requestSeparate mandatory request; not part of the displayed discretionary unit-price denominator.Air ForceFY2027 Missile Procurement, Air Force: discretionary and mandatory requests U.S. Air Force · Apr 2026 · figure FY202745U.S. only; stated source scope
- Combined purchase requestDiscretionary plus mandatory requested rounds; not a funded-delivery or inventory count.Air ForceFY2027 Missile Procurement, Air Force: discretionary and mandatory requests U.S. Air Force · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027156U.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 · 2 | |||
| Annual RDT&E funding1 | All | $6.3M / 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 | $16.3M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 · FY2025 budget book |
| Unit costs · 4 | |||
| Unit cost (per round)FY2021 Air Force budget request unit price for AGM-158C LRASM as reported by The War Zone from official budget documents. The Navy's FY2021 LRASM unit price in the same article was $3.518M (not recorded separately: same natural key). | All | $3.96MThen-year $ | Here Is What Each Of The Pentagon's Air-Launched Missiles And Bombs Actually Cost The War Zone · Feb 18, 2020 |
| Gross procurement / missile2 | Air Force | $3.425MNominal $; source budget basis | FY2027 Missile Procurement, Air Force: discretionary and mandatory requests U.S. Air Force · Apr 2026 · figure FY2025 · PB2027 discretionary table |
| Gross procurement / missile2 | Air Force | $3.434MNominal $; source budget basis | FY2027 Missile Procurement, Air Force: discretionary and mandatory requests U.S. Air Force · Apr 2026 · figure FY2026 · PB2027 discretionary table |
| Gross procurement / missile2 | Air Force | $4.738MNominal $; source budget basis | FY2027 Missile Procurement, Air Force: discretionary and mandatory requests U.S. Air Force · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 discretionary request |
Program totals · 2
- Annual RDT&E funding1FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2023 · FY2025 budget book$6.3M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- Annual RDT&E funding1FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 · FY2025 budget book$16.3M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
Unit costs · 4
- Unit cost (per round)FY2021 Air Force budget request unit price for AGM-158C LRASM as reported by The War Zone from official budget documents. The Navy's FY2021 LRASM unit price in the same article was $3.518M (not recorded separately: same natural key).Here Is What Each Of The Pentagon's Air-Launched Missiles And Bombs Actually Cost The War Zone · Feb 18, 2020$3.96MThen-year $
- Gross procurement / missile2Air ForceFY2027 Missile Procurement, Air Force: discretionary and mandatory requests U.S. Air Force · Apr 2026 · figure FY2025 · PB2027 discretionary table$3.425MNominal $; source budget basis
- Gross procurement / missile2Air ForceFY2027 Missile Procurement, Air Force: discretionary and mandatory requests U.S. Air Force · Apr 2026 · figure FY2026 · PB2027 discretionary table$3.434MNominal $; source budget basis
- Gross procurement / missile2Air ForceFY2027 Missile Procurement, Air Force: discretionary and mandatory requests U.S. Air Force · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 discretionary request$4.738MNominal $; source budget basis
1Missiles & Munitions 5-10. 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-40 resource summary, USAF only. Nominal dollar years and annual purchase sizes differ. The FY2027 figure excludes the separately requested mandatory funding; it is not an all-service or lifetime average.
| Fiscal year | Appropriation | Request | Enacted | Qty | Budget line | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | RDT&E | $105M | — | — | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2027 | Procurement | $1.64B | — | 333 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2027 | Total | $1.75B | — | 333 | — | 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 | $226M | $256M | — | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2026 | Procurement | $942M | $1.41B | 314 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2026 | Total | $1.17B | $1.67B | 314 | — | 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 | — | $286M | — | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) |
| FY2025 | Procurement | — | $681M | 205 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) |
| FY2025 | Total | — | $967M | 205 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) |
Annual purchases are not the stockpile
The budget book separates discretionary procurement from mandatory funding. Neither requested quantity measures missiles remaining after training, transfers or use. Historical unit figures retain their source dollar year.
FY2027 Missile Procurement, Air Force: discretionary and mandatory requests U.S. Air Force · Apr 2026
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. Air Force / Navy and FMS customers → Lockheed MartinFA8682-24-C-B001 spans JASSM/LRASM large-lot procurement. This same award appears on both profiles; do not add the values or assign the full amount to either missile. Final unit allocations were not established. | Undefinitized joint-program award | $3.23B | — | September 27, 2024: JASSM/LRASM large-lot undefinitized award FA8682-24-C-B001 U.S. Department of Defense · figure Sep 27, 2024 |
International buyers · 1
| Country | Qty | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| AustraliaDefence reports successful LRASM testing. This observation does not establish the full ordered or delivered inventory. | Not verified | Test and acquisition program confirmed | Australian LRASM successful test, March 21, 2025 Australian Defence · figure Mar 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. 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.