Patriot: Cost, Contracts & Timeline

Timeline2

Dec 1981First deliveryConfirmed
First Patriot missile delivered
Delivery of the missile element, not completion of an entire operational battery.
1984FieldedConfirmed
Patriot first fielded to U.S. forces

Program and variant milestones. Dates show only the precision the sources give.

Cost to the GovernmentFY2027 request $3.28B

Cost figures
Measure	Amount	Source
Program totals · 3
Patriot modifications budgetArmy Missile Procurement line 29. Modernization program funding, not a new-battery price; FY2026 is the request.	$757.8MNominal $; source budget basis	FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025 · figure FY2026 · PB2026
Shared Patriot / PAC-3 / LTAMDS annual RDT&EBroader weapon-system book category. Not attributable solely to Patriot, PAC-3 MSE, or LTAMDS; do not add this to their development figures.	$317.9M / yrNominal $; source budget basis	FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 request
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 · 3
Contract unit priceUnit = one Patriot air and missile defense system (fire unit) for Spain. Raytheon contract worth $1.7B to deliver four Patriot systems (Reuters). Derived: 1,700,000,000 / 4 = $425M per system; contract scope may include training, support and spares; interceptor content not stated.	$425M4 units · ES	RTX Unit Raytheon Lands $1.7 Billion Deal to Supply Patriot Systems to Spain Reuters (via U.S. News) · Dec 23, 2025
Unit cost (per unit)Unit = one newly produced Patriot battery (US cost), CSIS estimate (Cancian/Karako): ~$1.1B total = ~$400M for the system (radar, launchers, control/support equipment) + ~$690M for the missiles (initial load plus two reloads, mix of PAC-2/PAC-3). CSIS also cites ~$1.27B per new US Patriot battalion excluding missiles. Same figures repeated in CRS IF12297 (Jan 2023). Official figures not published.	$1.1BThen-year $ · 1 unit	Patriot to Ukraine: What Does It Mean? Center for Strategic and International Studies · Dec 16, 2022
Comparable unit priceNo comparable standalone unit price was established; package or contract totals are shown separately.	Not established	—
Quantities · 2
Historical U.S. Patriot battalionsHistorical force description; battalions are not batteries, launchers, or current ready units.	15U.S. only; stated source scope	FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 budget book · March 2024
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 · 3

Patriot modifications budgetArmy Missile Procurement line 29. Modernization program funding, not a new-battery price; FY2026 is the request.
FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025 · figure FY2026 · PB2026
$757.8MNominal $; source budget basis
Shared Patriot / PAC-3 / LTAMDS annual RDT&EBroader weapon-system book category. Not attributable solely to Patriot, PAC-3 MSE, or LTAMDS; do not add this to their development figures.
FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 request
$317.9M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
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 · 3

Contract unit priceUnit = one Patriot air and missile defense system (fire unit) for Spain. Raytheon contract worth $1.7B to deliver four Patriot systems (Reuters). Derived: 1,700,000,000 / 4 = $425M per system; contract scope may include training, support and spares; interceptor content not stated.
RTX Unit Raytheon Lands $1.7 Billion Deal to Supply Patriot Systems to Spain Reuters (via U.S. News) · Dec 23, 2025
$425M4 units · ES
Unit cost (per unit)Unit = one newly produced Patriot battery (US cost), CSIS estimate (Cancian/Karako): ~$1.1B total = ~$400M for the system (radar, launchers, control/support equipment) + ~$690M for the missiles (initial load plus two reloads, mix of PAC-2/PAC-3). CSIS also cites ~$1.27B per new US Patriot battalion excluding missiles. Same figures repeated in CRS IF12297 (Jan 2023). Official figures not published.
Patriot to Ukraine: What Does It Mean? Center for Strategic and International Studies · Dec 16, 2022
$1.1BThen-year $ · 1 unit
Comparable unit priceNo comparable standalone unit price was established; package or contract totals are shown separately.
Source not recorded
Not established

Quantities · 2

Historical U.S. Patriot battalionsHistorical force description; battalions are not batteries, launchers, or current ready units.
FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 budget book · March 2024
15U.S. only; stated source scope
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 · 3

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

Earlier cost observations
Measure	Amount	Source
Patriot modifications budget¹	$262.447MNominal $; source budget basis	FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025 · figure FY2024 · PB2026
Patriot modifications budget¹	$171.958MNominal $; source budget basis	FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025 · figure FY2025 · PB2026
Patriot modifications budget¹	$757.8MNominal $; source budget basis	FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025 · figure FY2026 · PB2026

Patriot modifications budget¹
FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025 · figure FY2024 · PB2026
$262.447MNominal $; source budget basis
Patriot modifications budget¹
FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025 · figure FY2025 · PB2026
$171.958MNominal $; source budget basis
Patriot modifications budget¹
FY2026 Missile Procurement, Army: P-40, P-5 and P-5a exhibits U.S. Army · Jun 2025 · figure FY2026 · PB2026
$757.8MNominal $; source budget basis

¹Army Missile Procurement line 29. Modernization program funding, not a new-battery price; FY2026 is the request.

Budget by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Appropriation	Request	Enacted	Qty	Budget line	Source
FY2027	RDT&E	$439M	—	—	—	Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026
FY2027	Procurement	$2.84B	—	—	—	Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026
FY2027	Total	$3.28B	—	—	—	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	$480M	$439M	—	—	Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026
FY2026	Procurement	$2.02B	$1.30B	—	—	Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026
FY2026	Total	$2.50B	$1.74B	—	—	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	—	$338M	—	—	Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)
FY2025	Procurement	—	$566M	—	—	Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)
FY2025	Total	—	$904M	—	—	Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)

Specify what a battery package contains

The Romanian notification enumerates the equipment rather than a universal battery configuration. Launcher count, interceptor type, radar, training and support must be specified before comparing package prices.

Romania: proposed Patriot equipment and support sale, $280M DSCA

A complete Patriot package contains several products

The German award includes radar, launchers, control equipment, spares and support. PAC-3 MSE interceptor and LTAMDS radar costs have separate profiles and cannot be assumed to be included in this award.

Germany Patriot $1.2B contract, March 21, 2024 RTX

Contracts & purchasing · 2

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
Romania → RTX / Lockheed MartinOne radar, one engagement-control station, two M903 launch stations, one power plant and support. Notification does not establish a signed sale, a full standard battery price or missile procurement.	Maximum proposed FMS package	$280M	—	Romania: proposed Patriot equipment and support sale, $280M DSCA · figure Apr 28, 2025
Germany → RTX / RaytheonPatriot equipment package includes radars, launchers, command-and-control stations, spares and support. Not a standalone battery or interceptor price.	Production award announced	$1.2B	—	Germany Patriot $1.2B contract, March 21, 2024 RTX · figure Mar 21, 2024

International buyers · 2

International buyers
Country	Qty	Status	Source
RomaniaTwo launch stations are included, not two batteries. The $280M notification includes a radar, control station, power and support.	Not verified	Proposed equipment package	Romania: proposed Patriot equipment and support sale, $280M DSCA · figure Apr 28, 2025
GermanyThe manufacturer release does not disclose a system quantity.	Not verified	Production award announced	Germany Patriot $1.2B contract, March 21, 2024 RTX · figure Mar 21, 2024

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$16.20B obligated since FY2008

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Contractors8

RTX$10.69B 66%
Lockheed Martin$5.50B 34%
Honeywell International$7.1M 0.0%
Oshkosh Corporation$5.0M 0.0%
Boeing$547K 0.0%
Northrop Grumman$438K 0.0%
GE Aerospace$171K 0.0%
Leonardo DRS$68K 0.0%

Awards50

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Government awards. Select a sortable column heading to sort.
								Conf.
RTX	2014 ENGINEERING SERVICES	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Aug 15, 2014	$638M	$286M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	LETTER CONTRACT FOR PATRIOT MODERNIZATION KITS AND SPARES	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Jun 30, 2014	$289M	$252M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	IGF::OT::IGF	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	May 1, 2014	$55.4M	$27.2M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	PATRIOT SECONDARY REPAIR	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Apr 1, 2014	$45.3M	$97.9M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	LETTER CONTRACT FOR 2 KUWAIT PATRIOT FIRE UNITS	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Feb 28, 2014	$457M	$1.05B	Patriot	Reported
RTX	PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Dec 2, 2013	$64.0M	$64.0M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	US MODERN MAN STATION REQUIREMENT	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Sep 23, 2013	$43.3M	—	Patriot	Reported
Lockheed Martin	CONTRACTOR FIELD SUPPORT SERVICES	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	May 29, 2013	$37.3M	$33.4M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	FORIEGN MILITARY SALES (FMS) TAIWAN 3 LOT SPARES CONTRACT.	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Dec 31, 2012	$72.6M	$72.6M	Patriot	Reported
Lockheed Martin	LETTER CONTRACT FOR PAC-3 MISSILES, MOTOR CONTROL UNITS, LAUNCHER MOD KITS, TOOLING FOR USA AND TAIWAN.	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Dec 27, 2012	$928M	$512M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	CONTRACT AWARD	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Dec 18, 2012	$51.6M	$51.6M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS SUPPORT	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Dec 18, 2012	$39.3M	$39.3M	Patriot	Reported
Lockheed Martin	BASIC LABOR EFFORT IN SUPPORT OF THE PATRIOT ADVANCED CAPABILITIES -3 MISSILE SUPPORT CENTER (P3MSC)	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Mar 30, 2012	$95.7M	$88.9M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	THIS EFFORT IS FOR THE UPGRADE OF PATRIOT ADVANCED CAPABILITY-2 FOREBODIES AND SEEKERS TO THE PATRIOT GUIDANCE ENHANCED MISSILES PLUS (GEM+) THROUGH THE CONTINUOUS TECHNOLOGY REFRESHMENT (CTR) PROGRAM	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Dec 23, 2011	$52.3M	$52.3M	Patriot	Reported
Lockheed Martin	FY12 PAC-3 PRODUCTION CONTRACT	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Dec 15, 2011	$890M	$372M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	TAIWAN 3-LOT REQUIREMENT	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Dec 15, 2011	$618M	$618M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	NEW EQUIPMENT TRAINING (NET)	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Dec 14, 2011	$39.7M	$65.0M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	PATRIOT PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS(PBL) PROGRAM YEAR 4	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Oct 25, 2011	$29.5M	—	Patriot	Reported
RTX	PATRIOT TECH PUBS	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Sep 30, 2011	$26.0M	$15.3M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	THIS UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACT ACTION (UCA) IS AWARDED FOR RAYTHEON TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO TAIWAN IN SUPPORT OF THE PATRIOT PROGRAM.	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Sep 29, 2011	$162M	$162M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	(PREDOMINANT) 9 NEW AND 27 UPGRADED PATRIOT FUZES FOR THE COUNTRY OF JAPAN.	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Aug 1, 2011	$24.9M	$306K	Patriot	Reported
RTX	PATRIOT MISSILE SUPPORT CENTER (PMSC)	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Feb 4, 2011	$56.0M	$48.5M	Patriot	Reported
Lockheed Martin	SOFTWARE MODERNAZATION EFFORT	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Jan 31, 2011	$31.1M	$7.1M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	FOREBODY UPGRADE	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Dec 22, 2010	$59.7M	$59.7M	Patriot	Reported
Lockheed Martin	FY11 FMS PAC-3 PRODUCTION CONTRACTOR FIELD SUPPORT EFFORT	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Dec 20, 2010	$1.29B	$385M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	KUWAIT, GUIDENCE ENHANCED MISSILES, FOREIGN MILITARY SALES	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Dec 20, 2010	$143M	—	Patriot	Reported
RTX	KUWAIT CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Dec 16, 2010	$34.0M	$34.0M	Patriot	Reported
Lockheed Martin	PAC-3 AND MSE SRM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Dec 10, 2010	$37.4M	$23.9M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	PBL SUPPORT FOR PROGRAM YEAR 3	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Oct 25, 2010	$27.4M	—	Patriot	Reported
RTX	UCA	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Sep 10, 2010	$35.1M	$31.6M	Patriot	Reported
Lockheed Martin Services	PREDOMINANT BASE CAR. GETS TECHNICAL SUPPORT.	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Jun 29, 2010	$39.3M	—	Patriot	Reported
RTX	KUWAIT PATRIOT RADAR UPGRADE AND TAIWAN PAC-3 CONFIGURATION UPGRADE.	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	May 25, 2010	$68.7M	—	Patriot	Reported
Lockheed Martin	PAC-3 FY10 PRODUCTIO	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Dec 30, 2009	$977M	$208M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	MATERIAL CONSOLIDATION POINT	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Dec 23, 2009	$787M	$18.2M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	FOREBODY,GUIDED MIS	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Dec 18, 2009	$58.9M	—	Patriot	Reported
RTX	HARDWARE-4-LOT SPARE	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Dec 15, 2009	$104M	—	Patriot	Reported
RTX	DEPOT TEST EQUIPMENT UPGRADES, INSTALLATION AND TRAINING	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	May 19, 2009	$32.3M	—	Patriot	Reported
RTX	FY 09 ENGINEERING SERVICES BASIC AWARD	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Jan 30, 2009	$1.35B	$718M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	SPARES FOR UAE BOA.	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Jan 23, 2009	$191M	$191M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	TASK ORDER 0001 - TAIWAN PATRIOT RADAR UPGRADE KITS FOR CONFIGURATION 2 TO 2+ AND RADR MODIFICAITON KITS	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Jan 9, 2009	$181M	$181M	Patriot	Reported
Lockheed Martin	FY09 PAC-3 MISSILE PRODUCTION BUY	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Dec 23, 2008	$1.00B	$527M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	PREDOMINANT - PATRIOT UAE	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Dec 17, 2008	$2.99B	$3.8M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	GUIDED MISSILE FOREBODY	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Nov 20, 2008	$76.9M	$76.9M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	1. SERVICES-CONTRACTOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TAIWAN PATRIOT PROGRAM. 2. CONSUMABLES FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Apr 30, 2008	$50.8M	—	Patriot	Reported
RTX	SWEEP VII RADAR UPGRADE AND SPARES	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Apr 16, 2008	$26.4M	$24.3M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	REPUBLIC OF KOREA AIR FORCE (ROKAD) FOR THE PATRIOT (SAM-X) PROGRAM	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Mar 28, 2008	$246M	$246M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	PATRIOT MISSILE SUPPORT CENTER	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Jan 31, 2008	$63.7M	$47.3M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	PURE FLEET TEST EQUIPMENT AND NRE EFFORT	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Dec 12, 2007	$675M	$556M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	GUIDED MISSILE FOREBODY	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Nov 29, 2007	$65.8M	$65.8M	Patriot	Reported
RTX	PATRIOT REPAIR AND RETURN FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 31,2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 OF ASSETS PROVIDED TO THE CONTRACTOR..	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Nov 14, 2007	$46.2M	$125M	Patriot	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.

Supply Chain1

A PAC-3 interceptor launching from Omelek Island during a Missile Defense Agency integrated flight test

PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement

Lockheed Martin

Hit-to-kill air and missile defense interceptor with enhanced propulsion and maneuverability.

Fielded

Contract award: Sep 3, 2025

Photo: U.S. Navy photo · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Navy)

Major components and the companies that make them.