FIM-92 Stinger: Cost, Contracts & Timeline

Timeline1

Feb 27, 1981Initial operating capabilityConfirmed
Stinger achieves IOC in Europe

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

Cost to the Government

Cost figures
Measure	Variant	Amount	Source
Program totals · 2
Stinger modification fundingAnnual program procurement funding in nominal dollars. FY2027 is a request, not an obligation; includes support and other program work, not a standalone hardware price.	Army	$10.786MNominal $; source budget basis	FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027 · FY2027 budget presentation
R&D program totalA lifetime program R&D total was not established. Development contracts and shared program budgets are not substituted for that total.	All	Not established	—
Unit costs · 3
Unit cost (per round)Forbes (David Hambling) reading Army budget documents: the latest Stinger batch cost $404M for 565 missiles, i.e. $737K each (stated per-missile figure). Budget-line average likely including non-recurring/production support content.	All	$737,000Then-year $ · 565 units	Sticker Shock And Awe: The Pentagon's Big New Missile Budget Plans Forbes · Jun 5, 2026
Contract unit priceUS Army four-year $624M contract (modification) to Raytheon for 1,300 Stinger missiles to replenish stocks sent to Ukraine. Derived: 624,000,000 / 1,300 = $480,000 per missile (contract may include non-recurring/obsolescence work).	All	$480,0001,300 units	Raytheon Secures $624M Contract to Restock Army Stinger Missiles; Wes Kremer Quoted GovCon Wire · May 31, 2022 · figure May 27, 2022
Comparable unit priceNo comparable standalone unit price was established; package or contract totals are shown separately.	All	Not established	—
Quantities · 2
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	—
U.S. procurement quantityNo comparable U.S. procurement quantity was established in this review.	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 · 2

Stinger modification fundingAnnual program procurement funding in nominal dollars. FY2027 is a request, not an obligation; includes support and other program work, not a standalone hardware price.
Army
FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027 · FY2027 budget presentation
$10.786MNominal $; 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

Unit cost (per round)Forbes (David Hambling) reading Army budget documents: the latest Stinger batch cost $404M for 565 missiles, i.e. $737K each (stated per-missile figure). Budget-line average likely including non-recurring/production support content.
Sticker Shock And Awe: The Pentagon's Big New Missile Budget Plans Forbes · Jun 5, 2026
$737,000Then-year $ · 565 units
Contract unit priceUS Army four-year $624M contract (modification) to Raytheon for 1,300 Stinger missiles to replenish stocks sent to Ukraine. Derived: 624,000,000 / 1,300 = $480,000 per missile (contract may include non-recurring/obsolescence work).
Raytheon Secures $624M Contract to Restock Army Stinger Missiles; Wes Kremer Quoted GovCon Wire · May 31, 2022 · figure May 27, 2022
$480,0001,300 units
Comparable unit priceNo comparable standalone unit price was established; package or contract totals are shown separately.
Source not recorded
Not established

Quantities · 2

U.S. inventoryA current U.S. inventory was not established. Annual procurement, cumulative deliveries and production capacity are not a stockpile count.
Source not recorded
Not established
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 · 4

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

Earlier cost observations
Measure	Variant	Amount	Source
Program totals · 3
Stinger modification funding¹	Army	$649.475MNominal $; source budget basis	FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2025 · FY2027 budget presentation
Stinger modification funding¹	Army	$428.935MNominal $; source budget basis	FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2026 · FY2027 budget presentation
Stinger modification funding¹	Army	$10.786MNominal $; source budget basis	FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027 · FY2027 budget presentation
Unit costs · 1
Unit cost (per round)FY 2026 Army request, P-3a Stinger Mods (line 2684C20000): 547 new Stinger Block I missiles for $404.694M; unit cost derived $404.694M / 547 = ~$739.8K (estimated). Book notes FY26 does not bundle with FMS, raising unit cost. No new-missile buy in the FY2027 discretionary request.	All	$739,843Then-year $ · 547 units	Army FY 2026 Budget Estimates: Missile Procurement, Army Justification Book U.S. Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)

Program totals · 3

Stinger modification funding¹
Army
FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2025 · FY2027 budget presentation
$649.475MNominal $; source budget basis
Stinger modification funding¹
Army
FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2026 · FY2027 budget presentation
$428.935MNominal $; source budget basis
Stinger modification funding¹
Army
FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army · figure FY2027 · FY2027 budget presentation
$10.786MNominal $; source budget basis

Unit costs · 1

Unit cost (per round)FY 2026 Army request, P-3a Stinger Mods (line 2684C20000): 547 new Stinger Block I missiles for $404.694M; unit cost derived $404.694M / 547 = ~$739.8K (estimated). Book notes FY26 does not bundle with FMS, raising unit cost. No new-missile buy in the FY2027 discretionary request.
Army FY 2026 Budget Estimates: Missile Procurement, Army Justification Book U.S. Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)
$739,843Then-year $ · 547 units

¹Annual program procurement funding in nominal dollars. FY2027 is a request, not an obligation; includes support and other program work, not a standalone hardware price.

Modernization is distinct from new missile procurement

The FY2027 request covers test equipment, acceptance testing, engineering and program management. It is not a new-round unit-cost estimate or Next Generation Short Range Interceptor development total.

FY2027 Missile Procurement, Army (April 2026), P-40/P-5 exhibits U.S. Army

Contracts & purchasing · 1

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
NATO multinational procurement → RTX / RaytheonNATO announcement does not disclose the missile quantity. The Army modification budget is a different scope.	Order announced by NATO	$700M	—	NATO announces $700M Stinger order, July 10, 2024 NATO · figure Jul 10, 2024

International buyers · 1

International buyers
Country	Qty	Status	Source
NATO multinational procurementIndividual participating countries and allocations are not established in this announcement.	Not verified	Order announced	NATO announces $700M Stinger order, July 10, 2024 NATO · figure Jul 10, 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$2.07B obligated since FY2008

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Contractors2

RTX$2.04B 98%
Lockheed Martin$31.4M 1.5%

Awards9

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								Conf.
RTX	STINGER MISSILE PRODUCTION	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Sep 24, 2025	$579M	$579M	FIM-92 Stinger	Reported
RTX	STINGER MISSILE PRODUCTION	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Sep 25, 2024	$562M	$161M	FIM-92 Stinger	Reported
RTX	TASK ORDER TO 15, TASK INSTRUCTION TI 02 AND 03	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Sep 19, 2024	$12.0M	$12.0M	FIM-92 Stinger	Reported
RTX	RECERTIFIED/MODERNIZED MISSILE	Defense Contract Management Agency	Delivery Order	Jul 27, 2022	$1.3M	$1.3M	FIM-92 Stinger	Reported
RTX	STINGER MISSILE PRODUCTION	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	May 25, 2022	$763M	$752M	FIM-92 Stinger	Reported
Lockheed Martin	THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS FOR THE MATERIALFOR THE FUTURE PRODUCTION OF STINGER LEGACY WARHEAD BODY ASSEMBLIES	U.S. Army	Delivery Order	Jul 31, 2014	$31.4M	$22.7M	FIM-92 Stinger	Reported
RTX	STINGER MISSILES, AIR-TO-AIR LAUNCHERS, AND ASSOCIATED SPARES FOR TAIWAN FMS	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Jun 23, 2009	$91.3M	$2.2M	FIM-92 Stinger	Reported
RTX	DLMF	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Dec 18, 2008	$5.4M	$14.7M	FIM-92 Stinger	Reported
RTX	TAS::11 8242::TAS ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT	U.S. Army	Definitive Contract	Oct 31, 2007	$26.4M	$25.5M	FIM-92 Stinger	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.