Missile · Sea
ESSM
Ship-launched missile for defense against aircraft, missiles, and surface threats.
by RTX
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Timeline
No milestones recorded for ESSM yet. The timeline fills in as unveilings, tests, contracts and deliveries are sourced.
Cost to the Government
Missiles · RTX / Raytheon
Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM Block 2)
Navy gross procurement averages retain their budget scope; consortium participation and production awards are shown separately.
Block 2 recurring missile hardware
$1.492M
FY2025 request · Nominal USD; source budget basis
P-5 ESSM Block 2 hardware line, rounded to thousands. Excludes separate canisters, obsolescence and support; Navy budget figure, not an export-package quote.
U.S. Navy · budget document mirror ↗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
369
FY2025 · U.S. only; stated source scope
Request quantity; not inventory or confirmed deliveries.
U.S. Navy · budget document mirror ↗R&D program total
Not verified
A lifetime program R&D total was not established. Development contracts and shared program budgets are not substituted for that total.
Cost & funding breakdown
Navy gross procurement / missile
$1.768M
FY2025 request · Nominal USD; source budget basis
Published P-40 gross unit cost, rounded to thousands. Includes allocated procurement support, not a standalone recurring hardware quote.
U.S. Navy · budget document mirror ↗Consortium membership is not a purchase quantity
The multinational program shares development and production work. Member lists do not establish orders, deliveries or current stocks for each navy.
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 · 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 · PB2025 | Navy gross procurement / missile Published P-40 gross unit cost, rounded to thousands. Includes allocated procurement support, not a standalone recurring hardware quote. | $2.032M | Nominal USD; source budget basis | U.S. Navy · budget document mirror ↗ |
| FY2024 · PB2025 | Navy gross procurement / missile Published P-40 gross unit cost, rounded to thousands. Includes allocated procurement support, not a standalone recurring hardware quote. | $1.974M | Nominal USD; source budget basis | U.S. Navy · budget document mirror ↗ |
| FY2025 request | Navy gross procurement / missile Published P-40 gross unit cost, rounded to thousands. Includes allocated procurement support, not a standalone recurring hardware quote. | $1.768M | Nominal USD; source budget basis | U.S. Navy · budget document mirror ↗ |
| FY2023 · PB2025 | Block 2 recurring missile hardware P-5 ESSM Block 2 hardware line, rounded to thousands. Excludes separate canisters, obsolescence and support; Navy budget figure, not an export-package quote. | $1.541M | Nominal USD; source budget basis | U.S. Navy · budget document mirror ↗ |
| FY2024 · PB2025 | Block 2 recurring missile hardware P-5 ESSM Block 2 hardware line, rounded to thousands. Excludes separate canisters, obsolescence and support; Navy budget figure, not an export-package quote. | $1.527M | Nominal USD; source budget basis | U.S. Navy · budget document mirror ↗ |
| FY2025 request | Block 2 recurring missile hardware P-5 ESSM Block 2 hardware line, rounded to thousands. Excludes separate canisters, obsolescence and support; Navy budget figure, not an export-package quote. | $1.492M | Nominal USD; source budget basis | U.S. Navy · budget document mirror ↗ |
Contracts & purchasing · 1 records
Award values, ceilings and purchase agreements have different meanings. These records are not added together as total spending.
2024-09-30 · Production and spares award
U.S. Navy and allied nations → RTX / Raytheon
$525M · quantity not established
ESSM Block 2 missiles and spares; no purchased round count disclosed.
RTX ↗
Connected missiles & systems
Naval launcher and missile
Mk 41 Vertical Launching System →Listed Mk 41 missile family; support depends on launcher configuration and ship combat-system integration.
Lockheed Martin ↗
International buyers
Australia · Quantity not verified · Consortium member · 2024-09-30
Program participation, not evidence of an allocated quantity under this award.
RTX ↗Belgium · Quantity not verified · Consortium member · 2024-09-30
Program participation, not evidence of an allocated quantity under this award.
RTX ↗Canada · Quantity not verified · Consortium member · 2024-09-30
Program participation, not evidence of an allocated quantity under this award.
RTX ↗Denmark · Quantity not verified · Consortium member · 2024-09-30
Program participation, not evidence of an allocated quantity under this award.
RTX ↗Germany · Quantity not verified · Consortium member · 2024-09-30
Program participation, not evidence of an allocated quantity under this award.
RTX ↗Greece · Quantity not verified · Consortium member · 2024-09-30
Program participation, not evidence of an allocated quantity under this award.
RTX ↗Netherlands · Quantity not verified · Consortium member · 2024-09-30
Program participation, not evidence of an allocated quantity under this award.
RTX ↗Norway · Quantity not verified · Consortium member · 2024-09-30
Program participation, not evidence of an allocated quantity under this award.
RTX ↗Portugal · Quantity not verified · Consortium member · 2024-09-30
Program participation, not evidence of an allocated quantity under this award.
RTX ↗Spain · Quantity not verified · Consortium member · 2024-09-30
Program participation, not evidence of an allocated quantity under this award.
RTX ↗Türkiye · Quantity not verified · Consortium member · 2024-09-30
Program participation, not evidence of an allocated quantity under this award.
RTX ↗
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.