Zumwalt-class destroyer: Cost, Contracts & Timeline

Cost to the Government

Cost figures
Measure	Amount	Source
Program totals · 1
Historical R&D total, approximatelyCRS description of development costs underlying the cost breach; not an updated FY2026 R&D estimate.	$9.3BBasis not stated	DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure 2010 restructuring discussion
Unit costs · 1
Average procurement / shipDerived from CRS Table A-1: $13.8569B for three ships; excludes R&D and is not a construction contract price.	$4.619BThen-year $	DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure FY2026 budget
Quantities · 2
Battle-force snapshotCRS counts two in the force although three were procured.	2U.S. only	DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure End FY2025
Procured shipsTotal acquisition quantity; distinguish from commissioned force snapshot.	3U.S. only	DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure FY2026 report
Operating costs · 1
Annual operating and support costA class-specific annual O&S figure has not been verified; costs of other platforms are not substituted.	Not established	—

Program totals · 1

Historical R&D total, approximatelyCRS description of development costs underlying the cost breach; not an updated FY2026 R&D estimate.
DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure 2010 restructuring discussion
$9.3BBasis not stated

Unit costs · 1

Average procurement / shipDerived from CRS Table A-1: $13.8569B for three ships; excludes R&D and is not a construction contract price.
DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure FY2026 budget
$4.619BThen-year $

Quantities · 2

Battle-force snapshotCRS counts two in the force although three were procured.
DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure End FY2025
2U.S. only
Procured shipsTotal acquisition quantity; distinguish from commissioned force snapshot.
DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure FY2026 report
3U.S. only

Operating costs · 1

Annual operating and support costA class-specific annual O&S figure has not been verified; costs of other platforms are not substituted.
Source not recorded
Not established

Earlier observations · 5

Superseded estimates and prices, each in its original scope and dollar basis.

Earlier cost observations
Measure	Amount	Source
Three-ship procurement total¹	$8.977BThen-year $	DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure FY2009
Three-ship procurement total¹	$11.618BThen-year $	DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure FY2014
Three-ship procurement total¹	$13.032BThen-year $	DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure FY2019
Three-ship procurement total¹	$13.793BThen-year $	DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure FY2024
Three-ship procurement total¹	$13.857BThen-year $	DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure FY2026

Three-ship procurement total¹
DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure FY2009
$8.977BThen-year $
Three-ship procurement total¹
DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure FY2014
$11.618BThen-year $
Three-ship procurement total¹
DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure FY2019
$13.032BThen-year $
Three-ship procurement total¹
DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure FY2024
$13.793BThen-year $
Three-ship procurement total¹
DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure FY2026
$13.857BThen-year $

¹CRS Appendix A annual budget estimate; same three-ship scope.

Why development matters

Reducing the production run to three ships sharply increased the R&D share of program acquisition unit cost. The procurement average above deliberately excludes that development share.

DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS

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
U.S. Navy → Bath Iron Works / IngallsCRS describes cost-plus-incentive-fee construction items for the two lead ships; award amount not verified here.	Construction contract modifications	Value not verified	2	DDG-51 and DDG-1000 programs, FY2026 budget, Appendix A CRS · figure Feb 14, 2008

Open research: Quantity and cost figures retain their source dates. Historical snapshots are not a census of operational availability on the review date. No international purchase record verified in this profile; this is not proof that no foreign operators exist.

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$13.27B obligated since FY2008

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Contractors8

General Dynamics$5.80B 44%
RTX$5.58B 42%
BAE Systems$949M 7.1%
HII$906M 6.8%
GE Aerospace$31.0M 0.2%
DCS Corporation$2.1M 0.0%
SAIC$437K 0.0%
Lockheed Martin$392K 0.0%

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								Conf.
Bath Iron Works	DDG 1000 PLANNING YARD FOLLOW ON	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Mar 22, 2024	$241M	$331M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	USS MICHAEL MONSOOR (DDG-1001) PSA S001	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 21, 2022	$3.5M	$3.5M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	DDG 1001 PSA BASE AWARD	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 19, 2022	$30.7M	$30.7M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
General Dynamics Information Technology	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF PMS500	Defense Contract Management Agency	Delivery Order	Jul 7, 2022	$0	$158K	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
Ingalls Shipbuilding	DDG 1002 SHORE SUPPORT	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Jan 13, 2022	$271M	$338M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	INDUSTRIAL EFFORTS AND MATERIAL	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Nov 17, 2021	$375K	$420K	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	DDG 1000 PSA-B AVAILABILITY	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Feb 12, 2021	$8.8M	$9.1M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	DDG 1001 MMAV 2 AVAILABILITY	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Dec 28, 2020	$5.3M	$5.4M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	CODE 480 / USS MICHAEL MONSOOR (DDG-1001) FY21 FLEET INDUSTRIAL	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Dec 16, 2020	$2.2M	$2.2M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	CODE 480 / USS ZUMWALT (DDG-1000) FY21 PMS	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Dec 7, 2020	$2.5M	$2.5M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	CODE 480 USS ZUMWALT (DDG-1000) PSA PART 1	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Nov 24, 2020	$4.4M	$4.4M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	CODE 480 / USS MICHAEL MONSOOR (DDG-1001) FY21 PMS	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Nov 10, 2020	$2.1M	$2.1M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	DDG 1000 PSA-A INDUSTRIAL EFFORTS AND MATERIAL	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Nov 6, 2020	$4.3M	$4.4M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	DDG 1000 AUGUST ZMAV AVAILABILITY	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jul 7, 2020	$383K	$394K	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	DDG 1001 ZMAV (3A MATERIAL)	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Mar 27, 2020	$2.9M	$3.0M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	FY20 AND FY21 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 30, 2019	$10.1M	$16.0M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	DDG 1000 CMAV (APR-JULY 2019)	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Apr 15, 2019	$4.7M	$4.7M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	DDG 1001 POST DELIVERY AVAILABILITY (INDUSTRIAL EFFORTS AND MATERIAL)	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jan 19, 2019	$31.2M	$31.3M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
Bath Iron Works	PLANNING YARD EFFORTS	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Dec 26, 2018	$286M	$312M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
Lockheed Martin	AARI2 GROUP A WIRING	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jun 13, 2018	$292K	$292K	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	FY 18 AND FY 19 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jun 11, 2018	$4.8M	$5.2M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
Lockheed Martin	WEAPONS INSTRUCTOR COURSE TRAINING	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Mar 28, 2018	$100K	$100K	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	IGF::CT::IGF USS ZUMWALT CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE WI 897-11-002	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Dec 8, 2017	$833K	$833K	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	IGF::CT::IGF USS ZUMWALT (DDG-1000) FLEET INDUSTRIAL EFFORTS	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Sep 28, 2017	$3.4M	$3.4M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
RTX	DBR MATERIAL AND SERVICES (O&MN)	Defense Contract Management Agency	Delivery Order	Jun 23, 2017	$1.2M	$1.2M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
RTX	DDG 1000 TOTAL SHIP ACTIVATION IGF::OT::IGF	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Apr 24, 2017	$776M	$848M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
RTX	DBR MATERIAL AND SERVICES (O&MN)	Defense Contract Management Agency	Delivery Order	Jan 31, 2017	$30.8M	$30.8M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	INDUSTRIAL EFFORTS AND MATERIAL	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Nov 7, 2016	$52.3M	$52.3M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc.	PROGRAM MANAGEMENT	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Nov 7, 2016	$6.4M	$6.5M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
RTX	DBR MATERIAL AND SERVICES (O&MN)	Defense Contract Management Agency	Delivery Order	Oct 1, 2016	$1.2M	$1.2M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
Ingalls Shipbuilding	DDG1000/1 CUT, FABRICATE&PREP SHIPMENT MAST	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Sep 28, 2016	$6.2M	$5.9M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
RTX	DBR MATERIAL AND SERVICES (O&MN)	Defense Contract Management Agency	Delivery Order	Aug 12, 2016	$210K	$210K	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
RTX	DBR MATERIAL AND SERVICES (O&MN)	Defense Contract Management Agency	Delivery Order	May 6, 2016	$5.7M	—	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
RTX	DBR MATERIAL AND SERVICES (O&MN)	Defense Contract Management Agency	Delivery Order	Oct 16, 2015	$1.4M	$1.6M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
RTX	DBR MATERIAL AND SERVICES (O&MN)	Defense Contract Management Agency	Delivery Order	Oct 6, 2015	$345K	$345K	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
RTX	DBR MATERIAL AND SERVICES (O&MN)	Defense Contract Management Agency	Delivery Order	Sep 18, 2015	$1.5M	$1.5M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
Bath Iron Works	DDG 1001/1002 CONSTRUCTION AND FY11 CLASS SERVICES	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Sep 15, 2011	$2.55B	$2.63B	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
GE Aerospace	LONG PROCUREMENT LEAD TIME MATERIALS FOR DDG-1000 HIGH VOLTAGE POWER SYSTEM - TEST SITE EQUIPMENT	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Feb 3, 2011	$31.0M	$113M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
RTX	DDG 1002 DIMINISHING MANUFACTURING SOURCES (DMS) MATERIALS AND LONG-LEAD/ADVANCED PROCUREMENT ITEMS, DDG 1000 CLASS TRAINING EQUIPMENT AND CURRICULUM, AND ASSOCIATED DDG 1000 CLASS ENGINEERING SERVICES	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Mar 10, 2010	$1.34B	$1.40B	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
SAIC	CODE 90, MACHINERY RESEARCH & ENGINEERING, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Feb 28, 2008	$437K	$9.5M	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
General Dynamics Information Technology	200509!059193!1700!N00024!NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND !N0002401D7013 !A!N! !Y!0030 ! !20050602!20051130!067641597!067641597!099312725!N!ANTEON CORPORATION !3211 JERMANTOWN ROAD !FAIRFAX !VA!22030!50000!001!11!WASHINGTON !DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA !D.C. !+000001834749!N!N!000000000000!R408!PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT SERVICES !S1 !SERVICES !197 !DD(X) / DD 21 (SC-21) !541330!E! !5!B!M! !A!D!20060331!B! ! !A! !A!N!U!2!021!B! !Z!N!Z! ! !N!C!N! ! ! !C!C!A!A!000!A!C!N! ! ! ! !1700!N00024!0001! !	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Feb 4, 2008	$5.8M	$0	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
DCS Corporation	200512!052408!1700!N00178!NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER !N0017804D4031 !A!N! !Y!0002 ! !20050809!20060930!083662916!083662916!083662916!N!DCS CORPORATION !1330 BRADDOCK PL STE 700 !ALEXANDRIA !VA!22314!21008!099!51!DAHLGREN !KING GEORGE !VIRGINIA !+000000112000!N!N!000000000000!AC63!RDTE/ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION EQ-ADV TECH DEV !S1 !SERVICES !197 !DD(X) / DD 21 (SC-21) !541330!E! !5!B!M! !A!D!20090331!B! ! !A! !A!N!U!2!021!B! !Z!N!Z! ! !N!B!N!N! ! !C! !A!A!000!A!B!N! ! ! ! !1700!N00178!0001! !	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Jan 31, 2008	$2.1M	$0	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
General Dynamics Information Technology	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT LIFE CYCLE MGR AND IN-SERVICE ENGRG AGENCY	U.S. Navy	Delivery Order	Oct 26, 2007	$3.0M	—	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P.	ADVANCED GUN SYSTEM ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE TO SECTION B AND SECTION H	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Oct 24, 2007	$767M	$0	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
Bath Iron Works	DDG 1000 DETAIL DESIGN	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Oct 3, 2007	$2.71B	$3.33B	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
RTX	UPDATE TO B-10 FOR 6TH PERIOD AWARD FEE EVENTS AND ADMIN CHANGE TO SOW.	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Oct 1, 2007	$3.42B	$5.67B	Zumwalt-class destroyer	Reported
Ingalls Shipbuilding	DDG 1000 DETAIL DESIGN	U.S. Navy	Definitive Contract	Oct 1, 2007	$629M	$1.65B	Zumwalt-class destroyer	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.

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