What the US Department of Defense bought, and what it paid
Total tracked procurement
$3.99T
across 27,948 program lines, FY1996–FY2027
Spending per fiscal year, across everything tracked.
Cost, matching rows
$3.50T
Distinct items
2,340
Program lines
23,195
Units, where stated
7,071,040
| Item | Producer | Service branch | Fiscal years | Quantity | Total cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classified Programs Aircraft Procurement, Air +3 | — | Air Force | FY2003–FY2027 | — | $429.24B | |
| Virginia Class Submarine Shipbuilding & Conversion +2 | General Dynamics Electric Boat | Navy | FY2000–FY2027 | 43 | $155.32B | |
| DDG-51 DDG-51 Shipbuilding & +3 | General Dynamics Bath Iron Works | Navy | FY1996–FY2027 | 68 | $111.57B | |
| F-35 F-35A Aircraft Procurement, Air, Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | Lockheed Martin | Air Force | FY2006–FY2027 | 700 | $89.25B | |
| Spares and Repair Parts Aircraft Procurement +7 | — | Navy | FY1996–FY2027 | — | $64.76B | |
| COLUMBIA Class Submarine National Sea-Based Det Fd, Shipbuilding And Conversion, Navy | General Dynamics Electric Boat | Navy | FY2018–FY2027 | 4 | $59.10B | |
| F/A-18E/F (Fighter) Hornet F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Aircraft Procurement, Navy | Boeing | Navy | FY1996–FY2027 | 698 | $54.65B | |
| SELECTED ACTIVITIES Other Procurement, Air, Other Procurement, Air Force | — | Air Force | FY1996–FY2003 | — | $51.27B | |
| Carrier Replacement Program Shipbuilding & Conversion +2 | Huntington Ingalls | Navy | FY1998–FY2027 | 4 | $49.25B | |
| Joint Strike Fighter CV F-35C Aircraft Procurement, Navy | Lockheed Martin | Navy | FY2009–FY2027 | 257 | $42.00B | |
| Defense Production Act Purchases Defense Production Act, Defense Production Act Purchases | — | Defense-Wide | FY2003–FY2027 | — | $36.78B | |
| Major Equipment, OSD Procurement, Defense-Wide | — | Defense-Wide | FY1996–FY2027 | 81 | $36.50B | |
| V-22 (Medium Lift) Aircraft Procurement, Aircraft Procurement, Navy | Bell Boeing | Navy | FY1996–FY2026 | 413 | $35.92B | |
| C-17A Aircraft Procurement, Air, Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | Boeing | Air Force | FY2000–FY2027 | 154 | $35.50B | |
| JSF STOVL F-35B Aircraft Procurement, Navy | Lockheed Martin | Navy | FY2011–FY2027 | 212 | $33.34B | |
| P-8A Poseidon P-8A Aircraft Procurement, Navy | Boeing | Navy | FY2009–FY2027 | 149 | $32.17B | |
| MSE Missile PAC-3 MSE Missile Procurement, Army | Lockheed Martin | Army | FY2012–FY2027 | 5,642 | $27.65B | |
| Other Production Charges Aircraft Procurement, Air, Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | — | Air Force | FY2003–FY2027 | — | $26.80B | |
| KC-46A MDAP Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | Boeing | Air Force | FY2018–FY2027 | 150 | $26.67B | |
| Family of Mine Resistant Ambush Protec (MRAP) Other Procurement, Army | — | Army | FY2008–FY2011 | — | $22.68B | |
| Special Update Program Other Procurement, Air, Other Procurement, Air Force | — | Air Force | FY1996–FY2027 | — | $22.12B | |
| Office of Strategic Capital Loan Program Defense Strategic Capital Credit Program | — | Defense-Wide | FY2025–FY2027 | — | $21.95B | |
| Miscellaneous Equipment National Guard & Reserve +3 | — | Defense-Wide | FY1996–FY2021 | — | $21.74B | |
| UH-60 Blackhawk M Model (MYP) UH-60M Aircraft Procurement, Army | Sikorsky | Army | FY2010–FY2027 | 1,091 | $21.71B | |
| C-130J C-130J Aircraft Procurement +2 | Lockheed Martin | Air Force | FY1996–FY2027 | 199 | $20.85B | |
| E-2D Adv Hawkeye E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft Procurement, Navy | Northrop Grumman | Navy | FY2008–FY2027 | 86 | $19.45B | |
| LPD-17 LPD-17 Shipbuilding & +3 | Huntington Ingalls | Navy | FY1996–FY2024 | 11 | $19.39B | |
| CH-53K (Heavy Lift) CH-53K King Stallion Aircraft Procurement, Navy | Sikorsky | Navy | FY2016–FY2027 | 122 | $19.32B | |
| LHA Replacement Shipbuilding & Conversion +2 | Huntington Ingalls | Navy | FY2005–FY2027 | 5 | $19.02B | |
| F-22A F-22A Aircraft Procurement, Air, Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | Lockheed Martin | Air Force | FY2005–FY2024 | 111 | $18.87B | |
| Classified Programs Procurement, Procurement, Defense-Wide | — | Defense-Wide | FY1996–FY2027 | — | $18.69B | |
| Initial Spares/Repair Parts Aircraft Procurement, Air +3 | — | Air Force | FY2003–FY2027 | — | $18.12B | |
| Family Of Medium Tactical Veh (FMTV) Other Procurement, Other Procurement, Army | Oshkosh | Army | FY1996–FY2027 | 35,213 | $17.34B | |
| Littoral Combat Ship Shipbuilding & Conversion +2 | Lockheed Martin / Austal USA | Navy | FY2006–FY2026 | 35 | $17.28B | |
| B-21 Raider Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | Northrop Grumman | Air Force | FY2022–FY2027 | — | $17.26B | |
| Evolved Expendable Launch Veh(Space) Missile Procurement +3 | United Launch Alliance | Air Force | FY2000–FY2020 | 62 | $16.08B | |
| Standard Missile Weapons Procurement, Navy | Raytheon | Navy | FY1996–FY2027 | 3,546 | $15.82B | |
| Ship Maintenance, Repair and Modernization Other Procurement, Navy | — | Navy | FY2020–FY2027 | — | $15.71B | |
| F-22 RAPTOR F-22A Aircraft Procurement, Aircraft Procurement, Air | Lockheed Martin | Air Force | FY1998–FY2004 | 68 | $15.58B | |
| Guided MLRS Rocket (GMLRS) Missile Procurement, Army | Lockheed Martin | Army | FY2003–FY2027 | 74,895 | $15.57B | |
| F-15EX F-15EX Eagle II Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | Boeing | Air Force | FY2021–FY2027 | 134 | $15.42B | |
| Family Of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV) Other Procurement, Other Procurement, Army | Oshkosh | Army | FY1996–FY2027 | 24,413 | $14.00B | |
| Industrial Facilities Aircraft Procurement +2 | — | Army | FY1996–FY2027 | — | $13.93B | |
| HI MOB MULTI-PURP WHLD VEH (HMMWV) Other Procurement, Other Procurement, Army | AM General | Army | FY1996–FY2025 | 40,234 | $13.83B | |
| CH-47 Helicopter Aircraft Procurement, Army | Boeing | Army | FY2008–FY2027 | 435 | $13.66B | |
| Outfitting Shipbuilding & Conversion +2 | — | Navy | FY1996–FY2027 | — | $13.44B | |
| Common Ground Equipment Aircraft Procurement, Aircraft Procurement, Navy | — | Navy | FY1996–FY2027 | — | $13.43B | |
| DDG 1000 DDG-1000 Shipbuilding & Conversion +2 | General Dynamics Bath Iron Works | Navy | FY2006–FY2027 | 3 | $13.30B | |
| EA-18G EA-18G Growler Aircraft Procurement, Navy | Boeing | Navy | FY2005–FY2016 | 160 | $12.87B | |
| National Security Space Launch Procurement, Space Force | United Launch Alliance | Air Force | FY2021–FY2027 | 54 | $12.69B |