How Much Does an AMRAAM Missile Cost?
An AIM-120 AMRAAM currently costs about $1.17 million per Air Force all-up round in the latest FY2026 budget history, while the FY2027 base line shows $1.449 million per missile. The cost question exploded on September 28, 2026 after Raytheon…
How Much Does an M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer Cost?
The best recent divisible contract benchmark for an M109A7 Paladin is about $11.83 million per two-vehicle set. That figure comes from a $473 million U.S. Army production award for 40 sets announced in January 2026. Each set contains one M109A7…
How Much Does an RAF Hawk T2 Cost?
An RAF Hawk T2 cost about £16.1 million per aircraft based on the original production contract. The UK Ministry of Defence paid £450 million for 28 Hawk 128 Advanced Jet Trainers, the aircraft designated Hawk T2 in RAF service. There was also…
How Much Does an F-15SA Cost?
An F-15SA's best documented new-build procurement benchmark is about $135.7 million per aircraft in 2012 contract dollars. That comes from an 11.4 billion dollar Boeing award covering development and procurement of 84 new Saudi fighters, plus…
How Much Does a 2,000-Pound Bomb Cost?
A basic U.S. Mk 84 2,000-pound bomb is reasonably benchmarked near $20,000 in 2026 dollars, based on the $16,000 FY2021 figure in a Pentagon budget cost review and the U.S. CPI index table. A modern guided configuration can reach roughly $104,000…
How Much Does a Geran-5 Drone Cost?
A Geran-5 drone currently costs an estimated $100,000 per weapon in 2026. That is an open-source estimate, not a disclosed Russian procurement invoice. The figure moved into the news on September 14, when reporting on Russia's new low-cost jet…
How Much Is Iran’s Oil Worth?
President Donald Trump turned a reserve-value question into a live war question on September 13, 2026. Speaking in Ireland, he said the United States would eventually leave Iran unless it decided to "stay and keep the oil" as it had in Venezuela.…
How Much Could Europe Pay for U.S. Weapons for Ukraine?
Europe could send about $20.9 billion to U.S. weapons suppliers if American companies keep roughly the same 30% share of Europe's military aid bought from defense companies in the first half of 2026. The EU has set aside €60 billion for Ukraine's…
How Much Does an A-10 Warthog Cost?
The Air Force A-10C fact sheet gives the useful public price benchmark for an A-10 Warthog at $9.8 million per aircraft in fiscal 1998 constant dollars. That is a historical accounting benchmark rather than a 2026 new-build quote. A current…
How Much Does the LOCUST Laser Weapon Cost?
A LOCUST laser weapon system costs roughly roughly $8 million per unit, not from an official AeroVironment price sheet. The Army has since selected the newer LOCUST X3 for a $464.8 million production program covering dozens of systems plus support…
How Much Does an Anduril Dive-LD Underwater Drone Cost?
An Anduril Dive-LD autonomous underwater vehicle costs about $2.5 million per vehicle based on the best public reported estimate, not an Anduril catalog price. The U.S. Navy also awarded Anduril an initial $18.6 million procurement covering…
How Much Does an Oil Tanker Cost?
A new commercial oil tanker in the international market currently costs about $49.86 million for a 50,000-dwt MR product tanker up to about $128.91 million for a 320,000-dwt VLCC, based on September tanker price benchmarks from Korea Ocean Business…