Program · United States
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)
Mobile missile-defense weapon system for terminal-phase ballistic missile interception.
Updated
Fielded
Timeline3
- MilestoneConfirmed
First THAAD battery activated
Activation is not treated as formal IOC or an operational deployment.
- FieldedConfirmed
THAAD deployed to defend Guam
Operational Guam deployment, not claimed to be the first THAAD fielding anywhere.
- MilestoneConfirmed
THAAD production contract announced
Lockheed Martin announced receipt of a $3.9 billion production contract for MDA and the UAE. This is the announcement date; the underlying award date is unspecified.
Program and variant milestones. Dates show only the precision the sources give.
Cost to the Government$9.91B total acquisition
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Program totals · 3 | ||
| Total acquisition costMDA procurement line MD07 only, P-40 'Total' column: 751 interceptors, $9,905.657M gross weapon system cost (includes ground components in prior years). Excludes RDT&E and the Army THAAD line from FY2027. | $9.906BThen-year $ · 751 units | Missile Defense Agency FY 2027 Budget Estimates: Procurement, Defense-Wide (Volume 2b) Missile Defense Agency / Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| Annual RDT&E fundingMissile Defense Programs · THAAD. 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. | $393M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 · FY2025 budget book |
| Gross procurement / interceptor denominatorIncludes broader hardware and support; the per-round denominator does not turn this into a complete battery unit price. | $20.925MNominal $; 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 base request |
| Unit costs · 3 | ||
| Unit cost (flyaway)MDA P-40 THAAD (MD07) flyaway unit cost per interceptor, FY 2026: $12.516M for 55 (FY2025 $12.559M; prior years avg $9.755M; program total column $10.189M). Interceptors only. MDA requests no THAAD procurement in FY2027. | $12.516MThen-year $ · 55 units | Missile Defense Agency FY 2027 Budget Estimates: Procurement, Defense-Wide (Volume 2b) Missile Defense Agency / Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| Unit cost (per round)FY 2027 Army request (THAAD procurement transferred from MDA to Army in FY2027), P-5 line 8046C20200: interceptor unit cost $11,983.259K for 27 interceptors. | $11.983MThen-year $ · 27 units | Army FY 2027 Budget Estimates: Missile Procurement, Army Justification Book U.S. Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) |
| Flyaway / THAAD interceptorMD07 P-40. Quantity and flyaway rows refer to interceptors; other hardware and support raise the gross procurement cost. Not a complete battery price. | $15.534MNominal $; 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 base request |
| Quantities · 2 | ||
| U.S. batteries in support scopeOP-5 supports eight THAAD batteries. This counts batteries, not missiles or launchers, and is a budget-era snapshot rather than a current readiness report. | 8U.S. only; stated source scope | FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror · figure FY2026 budget · June 2025 |
| Base-request interceptorsMD07 base procurement quantity; separate reconciliation funding is not included. | 25U.S. only; stated source scope | FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror · figure FY2026 |
| Operating costs · 1 | ||
| MDA THAAD program O&M requestOP-5 p29, missile-defense-unique sustainment. Army common-item operations and separately budgeted radar sustainment are outside this line. Not total ownership cost. | $117.028M / 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 |
Program totals · 3
- Total acquisition costMDA procurement line MD07 only, P-40 'Total' column: 751 interceptors, $9,905.657M gross weapon system cost (includes ground components in prior years). Excludes RDT&E and the Army THAAD line from FY2027.Missile Defense Agency FY 2027 Budget Estimates: Procurement, Defense-Wide (Volume 2b) Missile Defense Agency / Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026$9.906BThen-year $ · 751 units
- Annual RDT&E fundingMissile Defense Programs · THAAD. 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$393M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- Gross procurement / interceptor denominatorIncludes broader hardware and support; the per-round denominator does not turn this into a complete battery unit price.FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror · figure FY2026 base request$20.925MNominal $; source budget basis
Unit costs · 3
- Unit cost (flyaway)MDA P-40 THAAD (MD07) flyaway unit cost per interceptor, FY 2026: $12.516M for 55 (FY2025 $12.559M; prior years avg $9.755M; program total column $10.189M). Interceptors only. MDA requests no THAAD procurement in FY2027.Missile Defense Agency FY 2027 Budget Estimates: Procurement, Defense-Wide (Volume 2b) Missile Defense Agency / Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026$12.516MThen-year $ · 55 units
- Unit cost (per round)FY 2027 Army request (THAAD procurement transferred from MDA to Army in FY2027), P-5 line 8046C20200: interceptor unit cost $11,983.259K for 27 interceptors.Army FY 2027 Budget Estimates: Missile Procurement, Army Justification Book U.S. Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)$11.983MThen-year $ · 27 units
- Flyaway / THAAD interceptorMD07 P-40. Quantity and flyaway rows refer to interceptors; other hardware and support raise the gross procurement cost. Not a complete battery price.FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror · figure FY2026 base request$15.534MNominal $; source budget basis
Quantities · 2
- U.S. batteries in support scopeOP-5 supports eight THAAD batteries. This counts batteries, not missiles or launchers, and is a budget-era snapshot rather than a current readiness report.FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror · figure FY2026 budget · June 20258U.S. only; stated source scope
- Base-request interceptorsMD07 base procurement quantity; separate reconciliation funding is not included.FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror · figure FY202625U.S. only; stated source scope
Operating costs · 1
- MDA THAAD program O&M requestOP-5 p29, missile-defense-unique sustainment. Army common-item operations and separately budgeted radar sustainment are outside this line. Not total ownership cost.FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror · figure FY2026$117.028M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
Earlier observations · 9
Superseded estimates and prices, each in its original scope and dollar basis.
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Program totals · 6 | ||
| Annual RDT&E funding1 | $262.1M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2023 · FY2025 budget book |
| Annual RDT&E funding1 | $267.9M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2024 · FY2025 budget book |
| Annual RDT&E funding1 | $393M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 · FY2025 budget book |
| MDA THAAD program O&M2 | $88.938M / 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 FY2024 · PB2026 |
| MDA THAAD program O&M2 | $90.802M / 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 · PB2026 |
| MDA THAAD program O&M2 | $117.028M / 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 · PB2026 |
| Unit costs · 3 | ||
| Flyaway / THAAD interceptor3 | $12.336MNominal $; source budget basis | FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror · figure FY2024 · PB2026 |
| Flyaway / THAAD interceptor3 | $12.773MNominal $; 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 · PB2026 |
| Flyaway / THAAD interceptor3 | $15.534MNominal $; 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 base request |
Program totals · 6
- Annual RDT&E funding1FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2023 · FY2025 budget book$262.1M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- Annual RDT&E funding1FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2024 · FY2025 budget book$267.9M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- Annual RDT&E funding1FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 · FY2025 budget book$393M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- MDA THAAD program O&M2FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror · figure FY2024 · PB2026$88.938M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- MDA THAAD program O&M2FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror · figure FY2025 · PB2026$90.802M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- MDA THAAD program O&M2FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror · figure FY2026 · PB2026$117.028M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
Unit costs · 3
- Flyaway / THAAD interceptor3FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror · figure FY2024 · PB2026$12.336MNominal $; source budget basis
- Flyaway / THAAD interceptor3FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror · figure FY2025 · PB2026$12.773MNominal $; source budget basis
- Flyaway / THAAD interceptor3FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror · figure FY2026 base request$15.534MNominal $; source budget basis
1Missile Defense Programs · THAAD. 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.
2FY2024 actuals, FY2025 enacted, FY2026 request. Missile-defense-unique program support only.
3MD07 P-40. Quantity and flyaway rows refer to interceptors; other hardware and support raise the gross procurement cost. Not a complete battery price.
| Fiscal year | Appropriation | Request | Enacted | Qty | Budget line | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | RDT&E | $1.05B | — | — | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2027 | Procurement | $11.44B | — | 857 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2027 | Total | $12.49B | — | 857 | — | 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 | $685M | $503M | — | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2026 | Procurement | $840M | $823M | 55 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2026 | Total | $1.52B | $1.33B | 55 | — | 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 | — | $311M | — | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) |
| FY2025 | Procurement | — | $247M | 12 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) |
| FY2025 | Total | — | $558M | 12 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) |
Count batteries and interceptors independently
MDA reports the battery support scope separately from purchased interceptors. Its THAAD operations line covers missile-defense-unique items; Army common items and radar support require additional budgets. Dividing that line by eight would not produce full annual battery ownership cost.
FY2026 MDA justification, Volume 2b: procurement, O&M and MILCON (government report mirrored by CSIS) Missile Defense Agency · CSIS mirror
Contracts & purchasing · 2
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. government → Lockheed MartinSeven-year interceptor production UCA, up to $35B. Not a definitized unit price or money already spent. | Maximum undefinitized contract value | $35B | — | THAAD seven-year undefinitized production award, up to $35B Lockheed Martin · figure Jun 24, 2026 |
| Missile Defense Agency → Lockheed MartinFive-year development contract with two extension options, up to ten years. Ceiling includes options and is not the lifetime program R&D total. | Development IDIQ ceiling | $2.8B | — | THAAD development IDIQ, $2.8B ceiling including options Lockheed Martin · figure Feb 6, 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. Additional primary-source international purchase and delivery records remain to be reviewed.
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$1.48B obligated since FY2008
Contractors6
- Lockheed Martin$1.45B 98%
- BAE Systems$21.2M 1.4%
- Teledyne Technologies$1.8M 0.1%
- ADS$415K 0.0%
- Oshkosh Corporation$32K 0.0%
Awards25
- General Dynamics Information TechnologySUPPORT SERVICESDefense Contract Management Agency · Delivery Order · Sep 15, 2025$0obligated · up to $3.5M ceiling
- ADSONE TIME BUYU.S. Army · Definitive Contract · Jul 29, 2014$415Kobligated
- Lockheed MartinCOST PLUS FIXED FEE (CPFF) TO PROVIDE LOGISTICS SUPPORT FOR THE THAAD MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMMissile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Aug 11, 2011$27.7Mobligated · up to $32.1M ceiling
- Lockheed MartinTO PROVIDE FY11 POST DEPLOYMENT SOFTWARE SUPPORT TO THE THAAD PROGRAM.Missile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Jul 29, 2011$18.8Mobligated
- Lockheed MartinTO PROVIDE LOGISTICS SUPPORT TO THAAD FIRE UNIT #2 (A BATTERY, 2ND REGIMENT).Missile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Jul 22, 2011$5.9Mobligated · up to $6.2M ceiling
- Lockheed MartinTO PROVIDE LOGISTICS SUPPORT TO THAAD FIRE UNIT #1 (A BATTERY, 4TH REGIMENT).Missile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Jul 22, 2011$4.9Mobligated · up to $5.4M ceiling
- Lockheed MartinCOST PLUS FIXED FEE (CPFF)Missile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Nov 30, 2010$13.2Mobligated · up to $13.6M ceiling
- Lockheed MartinFIRE UNIT 2 LOGISTICS FIELD SUPPORTMissile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Nov 30, 2010$4.9Mobligated · up to $5.3M ceiling
- Lockheed MartinCOST PLUS INCENTIVE FEE (CPIF)/ COST PLUS FIXED FEE (CPFF) LOGISTICS FIELD SUPPORT OF FIRE UNIT 1Missile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Nov 30, 2010$3.0Mobligated · up to $3.2M ceiling
- Lockheed MartinCOST PLUS FIXED FEE (CPFF)Missile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · May 12, 2010$34.5Mobligated
- Lockheed MartinLOGISTICS SUPPORT SERVICE FOR THAAD FIELD SUPPORTMissile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Mar 31, 2010$21.0Mobligated · up to $24.3M ceiling
- Lockheed MartinTERMINAL HIGH ALTITUDE AREA DEFENSE, FIELD SUPPORTMissile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Mar 31, 2010$729Kobligated · up to $809K ceiling
- Oshkosh CorporationPROCUREMENT OF THE FOLLOWING THAAD HEMTT UNIQUE SPARES: 1) REAR SHOCK KIT, PART # 3481758 (QTY: 3); 2) PROPSHAFT, PART # 3381709 (QTY: 3); 3) SHOE RELEASE KIT, PART # 8HD755 (QTY: 12); AND 4) ELEVATION CYLINDER, PART # 3405875 (QTY: 1).Missile Defense Agency · Purchase Order · Jul 9, 2009$32Kobligated
- BAE SystemsSYSTEMS ENGINEERINGMissile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Sep 30, 2008$9.4Mobligated · up to $10.7M ceiling
- BAE SystemsSYSTEMS ENGINEERINGMissile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Sep 30, 2008$3.3Mobligated
- BAE SystemsTESTMissile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Sep 30, 2008$3.3Mobligated
- BAE SystemsQUALITY, SAFETY, AND MISSION ASSURANCEMissile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Sep 30, 2008$2.6Mobligated
- BAE SystemsINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSMissile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Sep 30, 2008$1.0Mobligated
- BAE SystemsADMIN AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTMissile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Sep 30, 2008$498Kobligated
- Teledyne TechnologiesQUALITY, SAFETY, AND MISSION ASSURANCEMissile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Sep 30, 2008$223Kobligated
- BAE SystemsBUSINESS AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTMissile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Sep 30, 2008$120Kobligated · up to $269K ceiling
- Teledyne TechnologiesWARFIGHTER AND BMDS OPERATIONS SUPPORTMissile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Sep 29, 2008$1.5Mobligated · up to $1.7M ceiling
- BAE SystemsACQUISITION MANAGEMENTMissile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Sep 29, 2008$563Kobligated
- BAE SystemsINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSMissile Defense Agency · Delivery Order · Sep 29, 2008$507Kobligated
- Lockheed Martin200009!2100!001246!SG60 !USA SPACE AND STRATEGIC DEF CDR !DASG6000C0072 !A!*!0 !20000628!20080503!188160782!834951691!834951691!N!23917!LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION !1111 LOCKHEED MARTIN WAY, !SUNNYVALE !CA!94089!77000!085!06!SUNNYVALE !SANTA CLARA !CALIFORNIA!0001!+000077527000!N!N!000000000000!AC23!RDTE/MISSILE AND SPACE SYSTEMS-ADV TECH DEV !A2 !MISSILE AND SPACE SYSTEMS !1CNX!THAAD-THEATER HIGH ALT AIR DEF!8731!1!*!*!*!B!A!*!C !N!R!1!001!N!1B!A!Y!Z!* !* !N!C!*!A!A!A!A!A!A!* !*!N!A!C!N!*!*!*!*!*!Missile Defense Agency · Definitive Contract · Oct 19, 2007$1.32Bobligated · up to $0 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.