Air defence missiles
Talon (THAAD)
- at least 7.3 missiles / mo
- 8 missiles / mo
- Producing countries
- 1
- Last figure
- Updated 29 Jan 2026
This is what the ledger can account for. Where no figure has been published for a producing country, only the plants and producers a source has named are counted, so the real total is higher.
: 400 missiles per year by Jan 2033
Production by scope
Each country the item is made in, broken down into the producers and plants a source has named. A plant’s figure is part of its country’s, never added to it.
| Scope | Producer | Output / mo | Capacity / mo | Updated | Evidence and chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States | at least7.3 | 8 | Updated 29 Jan 2026 | ||
| Lockheed Martin | Lockheed Martin | at least7.3 | 8 | Updated 29 Jan 2026 | |
| Troy, Alabama | Lockheed Martin | — | 8 | Stale · Mar 2024 |
History
Every published figure for one line. The band is the range a source gave; hollow points are estimates; dashed is a target or forecast; grey points were corrected later.
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The figures in this chart
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Promises vs delivery
Each announced target or forecast, next to what was reported once its date arrived.
Capacity target · United States · Lockheed Martin
400 missiles per year by Jan 2033
B2 Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin and U.S. Department of War Sign Framework Agreement to Quadruple THAAD Interceptor Production Capacity 29 Jan 2026PendingLatest figure so far
96 missiles per year Jan 2026
Figures and evidence
Every published figure that stands, with the sentence each one rests on. A figure is never edited: a correction is a new figure, and the old one is kept below.
United States at least 7.3
missiles / mo 4
figures
Lockheed Martin
400 missiles per year
by Jan 2033
Capacity target Official highGoal of the framework agreement Lockheed Martin signed with the U.S. Department of War, to be reached “over the next seven years”.
- B2 Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin and U.S. Department of War Sign Framework Agreement to Quadruple THAAD Interceptor Production Capacity 29 Jan 2026Quote checked against the document
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96 missiles per year
stated 29 Jan 2026
Capacity Official highThe “current” annual rate, as stated by Lockheed Martin when it signed a framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War.
- B2 Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin and U.S. Department of War Sign Framework Agreement to Quadruple THAAD Interceptor Production Capacity 29 Jan 2026Quote checked against the document
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8 missiles per month
stated May 2023
Capacity Official highThe rate the THAAD programme could sustain, as reported by GAO.
- B2 U.S. Government Accountability Office Missile Defense: Annual Goals Unmet for Deliveries and Testing (GAO-23-106011) p. 38 1 May 2023Quote checked against the document
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Troy, Alabama Lockheed Martin
8 missiles per month
stated Mar 2024
Capacity Official highMaximum monthly production rate at normal capacity, as the Missile Defense Agency states it.
- A2 Missile Defense Agency (Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)) Department of Defense Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Estimates: Missile Defense Agency, Defense-Wide Justification Book Volume 2b of 2, Procurement, Defense-Wide p. 100 1 Mar 2024Quote checked against the document
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Across the item
830 missiles total
2026–2027
Order target ordered by United States Official highU.S. fiscal year 2027 request from mandatory funding, on top of the base request, to support an expanded production rate.
- A2 Department of the Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) Department of War Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Estimates: Missile Procurement, Army (Justification Book, Volume 1) p. 42 1 Apr 2026Quote checked against the document
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27 missiles total
2026–2027
Order target ordered by United States Official highU.S. Army request for U.S. fiscal year 2027, discretionary funding; THAAD moved to the Army from the Missile Defense Agency that year.
- A2 Department of the Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) Department of War Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Estimates: Missile Procurement, Army (Justification Book, Volume 1) p. 44 1 Apr 2026Quote checked against the document
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12 missiles total
2025–2026
Order target ordered by United States Official highU.S. fiscal year 2026 request from mandatory funding, on top of the discretionary request.
- A2 Missile Defense Agency (Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)) Department of Defense Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget Estimates: Missile Defense Agency, Defense-Wide Justification Book Volume 2b of 2, Procurement, Defense-Wide p. 88 1 Jun 2025Quote checked against the document
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25 missiles total
2025–2026
Order target ordered by United States Official highMissile Defense Agency procurement quantity for U.S. fiscal year 2026, as requested, discretionary funding.
- A2 Missile Defense Agency (Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)) Department of Defense Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget Estimates: Missile Defense Agency, Defense-Wide Justification Book Volume 2b of 2, Procurement, Defense-Wide p. 88 1 Jun 2025Quote checked against the document
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12 missiles total
2024–2025
Order ordered by United States Official highMissile Defense Agency procurement quantity for U.S. fiscal year 2025, as enacted.
- A2 Missile Defense Agency (Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)) Department of Defense Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget Estimates: Missile Defense Agency, Defense-Wide Justification Book Volume 2b of 2, Procurement, Defense-Wide p. 88 1 Jun 2025Quote checked against the document
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623 missiles total
stated Jun 2025
Order ordered by United States Official highTHAAD interceptors bought by the Missile Defense Agency in earlier years.
- A2 Missile Defense Agency (Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)) Department of Defense Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget Estimates: Missile Defense Agency, Defense-Wide Justification Book Volume 2b of 2, Procurement, Defense-Wide p. 88 1 Jun 2025Quote checked against the document
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534 missiles total
stated Jun 2025
Delivery to United States Official highInterceptors delivered to the Missile Defense Agency from its earlier procurement lots; excludes foreign sales.
- A2 Missile Defense Agency (Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)) Department of Defense Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget Estimates: Missile Defense Agency, Defense-Wide Justification Book Volume 2b of 2, Procurement, Defense-Wide p. 93 1 Jun 2025Quote checked against the document
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900 missiles total
by 29 Jan 2025
Delivery to United States Official highThe 900th THAAD interceptor delivered to the Missile Defense Agency since production began, as announced by Lockheed Martin.
- Quote checked against the document
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87 missiles per year
7 Dec 2023–29 Jan 2025
Delivery to United States Our estimate highAll customers, mostly exports. Estimated from Lockheed Martin's 800th and 900th interceptor deliveries, of December 2023 and January 2025.
- Quote checked against the document
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11 missiles total
2023–2024
Order ordered by United States Official highMissile Defense Agency procurement quantity for U.S. fiscal year 2024, as enacted.
- A2 Missile Defense Agency (Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)) Department of Defense Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget Estimates: Missile Defense Agency, Defense-Wide Justification Book Volume 2b of 2, Procurement, Defense-Wide p. 88 1 Jun 2025Quote checked against the document
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385 missiles total
stated Mar 2024
Delivery to United States Official highInterceptors delivered to the Missile Defense Agency from its earlier procurement lots; excludes foreign sales.
- A2 Missile Defense Agency (Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)) Department of Defense Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Estimates: Missile Defense Agency, Defense-Wide Justification Book Volume 2b of 2, Procurement, Defense-Wide p. 96 1 Mar 2024Quote checked against the document
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800 missiles total
by 7 Dec 2023
Delivery to United States Official highThe 800th THAAD interceptor delivered to the Missile Defense Agency since production began, as announced by Lockheed Martin.
- Quote checked against the document
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89 missiles total
2021–2022
Delivery to United States Official highInterceptors delivered to the Missile Defense Agency in U.S. fiscal year 2022, including some held over from the year before, as reported by GAO.
- B2 U.S. Government Accountability Office Missile Defense: Annual Goals Unmet for Deliveries and Testing (GAO-23-106011) p. 38 1 May 2023Quote checked against the document
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14 missiles total
Q4 2021
Delivery to United States Official highInterceptors from one production lot delivered to the Missile Defense Agency in the quarter, as charted by GAO.
- B2 U.S. Government Accountability Office Missile Defense: Annual Goals Unmet for Deliveries and Testing (GAO-23-106011) p. 38 1 May 2023Quote checked against the document
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40 missiles total
Q3 2021
Delivery to United States Official highInterceptors from one production lot delivered to the Missile Defense Agency in the quarter, later than planned, as charted by GAO.
- B2 U.S. Government Accountability Office Missile Defense: Annual Goals Unmet for Deliveries and Testing (GAO-23-106011) p. 38 1 May 2023Quote checked against the document
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16 missiles total
Q2 2021
Delivery to United States Official highInterceptors from one production lot delivered to the Missile Defense Agency in the quarter, later than planned, as charted by GAO.
- B2 U.S. Government Accountability Office Missile Defense: Annual Goals Unmet for Deliveries and Testing (GAO-23-106011) p. 38 1 May 2023Quote checked against the document
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19 missiles total
Q1 2021
Delivery to United States Official highInterceptors from one production lot delivered to the Missile Defense Agency in the quarter, later than planned, as charted by GAO.
- B2 U.S. Government Accountability Office Missile Defense: Annual Goals Unmet for Deliveries and Testing (GAO-23-106011) p. 38 1 May 2023Quote checked against the document
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Sources
Every document behind the figures on this page.
- A Department of the Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) Department of War Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Estimates: Missile Procurement, Army (Justification Book, Volume 1) 1 Apr 2026
- B Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin and U.S. Department of War Sign Framework Agreement to Quadruple THAAD Interceptor Production Capacity 29 Jan 2026
- A Missile Defense Agency (Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)) Department of Defense Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget Estimates: Missile Defense Agency, Defense-Wide Justification Book Volume 2b of 2, Procurement, Defense-Wide 1 Jun 2025
- A Missile Defense Agency (Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)) Department of Defense Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Estimates: Missile Defense Agency, Defense-Wide Justification Book Volume 2b of 2, Procurement, Defense-Wide 1 Mar 2024
- B U.S. Government Accountability Office Missile Defense: Annual Goals Unmet for Deliveries and Testing (GAO-23-106011) 1 May 2023
Facilities
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Troy, Alabama
United States · Lockheed Martin
operating
B2 means a usually reliable source making a statement that is probably true.