Missile Interceptors by Cost

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This list compares the cost of different missile defense system interceptors per missile intercept.


Next Generation Interceptor (NGI)
$111,000,000
Ground Based Interceptor (GBI)
$90,000,000
Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) Block IIA
$27,915,625
Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) Block IB
$9,698,617-$12,500,000
Standard Missile 6 (SM-6)
$9,574,400 (FY2024)
Patriot PAC-3
$3,729,769
Arrow 3
$3,000,000
Standard Missile 2 (SM-2) Block IV
$2,100,000
Aster 30 (SAMP-T) $2,000,000
Meteor BVRAAM$2,398,000
Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM)
$1,809,933
NASAM AMRAAM 120
$996,736
Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM)
$917,894 
48N6 (S-300)
$1,300,000
BARAK-8
$553,435
IRIS-T
$450,000
NASAM AIM-9X
$1,181,018
Mistral M3$545,600
Aspide Mk1/Mk2$100,000
Stinger Missile/MANPADS
$480,000
VAMPIRE Missile/MANPADS
$1,400,000
Tamir (Iron Dome)
$20,000-100,000
*C-RAM
$8,100
Directed Energy (Iron Beam)
$3.50
*Based on an avg. 300 rounds per interception at $27 a round