Missile · Air
AARGM-ER
Extended-range anti-radiation missile for targeting hostile air-defense systems.
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Timeline
No milestones recorded for AARGM-ER yet. The timeline fills in as unveilings, tests, contracts and deliveries are sourced.
Cost to the Government
Missiles · Northrop Grumman
AGM-88G AARGM-ER
Navy procurement and development requests are kept separate from the Air Force line and broader integration work.
Navy procurement funding / missile
$1.583M
FY2025 request · Nominal USD; source budget basis
Derived from $248.6M divided by 157 requested missiles. Includes the budget procurement scope; not a quoted bare-round price.
DoD Comptroller ↗U.S. inventory
Not verified
A current U.S. inventory was not established. Annual procurement, cumulative deliveries and production capacity are not a stockpile count.
Navy requested missiles
157
FY2025 request · U.S. only; stated source scope
Navy only. The separate Air Force line requests 128; neither is an inventory count.
DoD Comptroller ↗Annual RDT&E funding
$28.7M / yr
FY2025 · FY2025 budget book · Nominal USD; source budget basis
AARGM-ER · Navy RDT&E only. 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.
DoD Comptroller ↗Cost & funding breakdown
Navy procurement request
$248.6M
FY2025 · Nominal USD; source budget basis
Navy line only; separate Air Force funding is excluded.
DoD Comptroller ↗Do not merge service development lines
The Navy RDT&E series is retained as an annual funding measure. The broader Air Force work is not added as if it were the Navy missile development total.
Operations & sustainment
Annual operations & support
Not verified
A complete, system-specific annual operating and support cost was not established. Procurement, replacement rounds and contract support are different measures.
Cost over time · 4 observations
Each row retains its original scope and dollar basis. Changing quantities, service life and inflation can change the estimate without changing the price of building one unit.
| Observation | Measure | Amount | Dollar basis | Evidence |
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| FY2023 · FY2025 budget book | Annual RDT&E funding AARGM-ER · Navy RDT&E only. 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. | $89.2M / yr | Nominal USD; source budget basis | DoD Comptroller ↗ |
| FY2024 · FY2025 budget book | Annual RDT&E funding AARGM-ER · Navy RDT&E only. 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. | $59.6M / yr | Nominal USD; source budget basis | DoD Comptroller ↗ |
| FY2025 · FY2025 budget book | Annual RDT&E funding AARGM-ER · Navy RDT&E only. 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. | $28.7M / yr | Nominal USD; source budget basis | DoD Comptroller ↗ |
| FY2025 request | Navy procurement funding / missile Derived from $248.6M divided by 157 requested missiles. Includes the budget procurement scope; not a quoted bare-round price. | $1.583M | Nominal USD; source budget basis | DoD Comptroller ↗ |
Contracts & purchasing · 0 records
Award values, ceilings and purchase agreements have different meanings. These records are not added together as total spending.
No primary-source contract record verified in this review. This does not mean there are no contracts.
International buyers
No international purchase documented in this review.
Coverage & 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.
Unit costs and contract unit prices for this system, and budget figures for the programs that buy it. Each figure states its dollar basis and links its source; contract values are under Programs & awards.