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Destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) launching a Tomahawk cruise missile at night

Program · United States

Tomahawk

Long-range cruise missile family launched from naval platforms.

Updated
Fielded
FY2027 request
$5.88B
All appropriations
Contract obligations
$72.4M
Since FY2008 · 3 companies
Prime awards
57
Coded to this program
Contractors
3
Largest: RTX

Timeline1

  1. UpgradeConfirmed

    First Block V Tomahawk delivered

    Variant delivery within the Tomahawk family; not the first delivery of the original product.

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

Cost to the GovernmentFY2027 request $5.88B

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Program totals · 3

  • Annual RDT&E fundingMissiles & Munitions 5-20. 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
    $200.7M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
  • Procurement and modification fundingIncludes modification programs; do not divide by the 22 new USMC missiles.
    Navy
    FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 request
    $449.4MNominal $; source budget basis
  • Procurement fundingProgram funding associated with 22 requested missiles; support scope differs from the NAVAIR unit figure.
    Marine Corps
    FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 request
    $115.2MNominal $; source budget basis

Unit costs · 4

  • Unit cost (per round)CSIS (Cancian & Park): Tomahawks cost $3.6M per shot 'according to the latest Navy budget documents' (FY2026/FY2027 cycle; likely includes Block V/MST configuration content).
    The 850 Tomahawks Launched in Operation Epic Fury Is the Most Fired in a Single Campaign Center for Strategic and International Studies · Mar 27, 2026
    $3.6MBasis not stated
  • Unit cost (per round)FY2021 Navy budget request unit price for Tactical Tomahawk Block V (base land-attack variant) as reported by The War Zone from official budget documents. Maritime Strike Tomahawk conversion kit: ~$889,681 each (separate line).
    Here Is What Each Of The Navy's Ship-Launched Missiles Actually Costs The War Zone · Dec 11, 2020
    $1.538MThen-year $
  • Contract unit priceJapan FMS agreement (signed Jan 2024) for 400 Tomahawks (200 Block IV, 200 Block V) plus control systems, support and training, valued at USD 1.7B. Derived: 1,700,000,000 / 400 = $4.25M per missile including bundled systems/support. DSCA notification (Nov 2023) had estimated $2.35B.
    Japan purchases 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles Defence Industry Europe · Jan 19, 2024
    $4.25M400 units · JP
  • Approximate Block V / missileNAVAIR approximate unit cost. The fact sheet does not identify this as a recurring flyaway or program-acquisition average.
    Tomahawk: Block V approximate unit cost in FY2026 dollars NAVAIR · figure FY2026 dollars
    $3.64MFY2026 $

Quantities · 2

  • New-round requestUSMC quantity in the weapon-system book; the Navy line primarily supports modification and recertification work. Not total missiles in service.
    Marine Corps
    FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 request · March 2024
    22U.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 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 · 5

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

Program totals · 3

Unit costs · 2

1Missiles & Munitions 5-20. 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.

Budget by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAppropriationRequestEnactedQtyBudget lineSource
FY2027RDT&E$76.7M———Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026
FY2027Procurement$5.80B—785—Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026
FY2027Total$5.88B—785—Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026
FY2026RDT&E$151M$214M——Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026
FY2026Procurement$795M$1.04B55—Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026
FY2026Total$946M$1.25B55—Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026
FY2025RDT&E—$166M——Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)
FY2025Procurement—$542M22—Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)
FY2025Total—$708M22—Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)

Recertification is different from a new missile

The Navy and Marine Corps budget lines combine different procurement and modification work. A package containing control systems, training and support cannot be divided into a clean missile hardware price.

FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · +1 more
Contracts & purchasing · 1

Ceilings, options and purchase agreements are not spending and are never added together. Obligations are under Contracts.

Contracts and purchasing
Buyer → sellerStatusValueQtySource
Japan → RTX / RaytheonUp to 200 Block IV and 200 Block V rounds plus 14 control systems and substantial support. Congressional notification is not a signed contract or delivered inventory.Maximum proposed FMS package$2.35B400Japan: proposed 400 Tomahawks and 14 control systems, $2.35B DSCA · figure Nov 17, 2023
International buyers · 1
International buyers
CountryQtyStatusSource
JapanHistorical notification: 200 Block IV plus 200 Block V. Subsequent deliveries are not verified here.400Maximum proposed FMS quantityJapan: proposed 400 Tomahawks and 14 control systems, $2.35B DSCA · figure Nov 17, 2023

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.

Contracts$72.4M obligated since FY2008

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Contractors3

  1. RTX$68.1M 94%
  2. Boeing$4.2M 5.8%
  3. GE Aerospace$165K 0.2%

Awards50

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.

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