A ship-launched, intercept-aerial guided missile (RIM-7) is launched from a NATO Sea Sparrow launcher, September 7, 2010. Photo Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tiger Martinez. DVIDS

Missile Interceptors by Cost

Updated February 2024

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)
$70,000,000
Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) Block IIA
$27,915,625
Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) Block IB
$9,698,617
Standard Missile 6 (SM-6)
$3,901,818
Patriot PAC-3
$3,729,769
Arrow 3
$62,000,000
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)
$2,031,875
NASAM AMRAAM 120
$996,736
Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM)
$921,310
48N6 (S-300)
$1,000,000
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