The Breakdown

Every bomb, missile, and dollar — and what we lost for each one.

munitions

$7.3B

operations

$63.8B

appropriations

other

$359M

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Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM)

cruise missile

$3,600,000

Cruise missiles fired into Iran during Operation Epic Fury

Deployed850

Total expenditure$3,060,000,000

Or, equivalently

|55 teachers

|8 homes

|423 people insured

source

Patriot PAC-3 MSE Interceptor

other

$4,200,000

Used to intercept Iranian ballistic missiles. Over $2.4B worth expended in first 5 days. $3.9-4.2M per unit (FY2025/2026 Army budget).

Deployed570

Total expenditure$2,394,000,000

Or, equivalently

|64 teachers

|10 homes

|494 people insured

source

THAAD Interceptor

other

$12,700,000

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense. $12.7-15M per interceptor (FY2025 MDA budget). Used against Iranian medium-range ballistic missiles.

Deployed39

Total expenditure$495,300,000

Or, equivalently

|195 teachers

|30 homes

|1,494 people insured

source

MQ-9 Reaper drone

drone

$16,000,000

Unmanned aircraft used for reconnaissance and equipped with Hellfire missiles for strikes

Deployed13

Total expenditure$208,000,000

Or, equivalently

|246 teachers

|38 homes

|1,882 people insured

source

GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator

air to-ground

$3,500,000

30,000-lb bunker buster dropped from B-2 stealth bombers against deeply buried nuclear facilities.

Or, equivalently

|53 teachers

|8 homes

|411 people insured

source

Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS)

other

Tactical ballistic missiles included in the 320 PrSMs/ATACMS count

Or, equivalently

source

JDAM Guided Bomb (GBU-31/32/38)

air to-ground

$50,000

GPS-guided bombs deployed from B-2, B-1, and F-15E aircraft. $25-80K per kit. Cheaper alternative to cruise missiles once air superiority established.

Or, equivalently

|5 people insured

source

SM-6 Standard Missile

naval

$4,800,000

Navy ship-launched missile used for offensive strikes and ballistic missile defense from Arleigh Burke destroyers.

Or, equivalently

|73 teachers

|11 homes

|564 people insured

source

AGM-158 JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile)

air to-ground

$1,500,000

Stealthy cruise missile launched from B-1B and F-15E aircraft against hardened targets.

Or, equivalently

|23 teachers

|3 homes

|176 people insured

source

Tomahawk missile

cruise missile

U.S. missile used in airstrikes including attack on Shajareye Tayabeh girls' school; described as 'massive expenditure' of Tomahawks

Or, equivalently

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PrSM (Precision Strike Missile)

air to-ground

$1,500,000

First combat use of the Army's next-gen tactical missile, launched from HIMARS. Deployed against Iranian targets starting March 4.

Or, equivalently

|23 teachers

|3 homes

|176 people insured

source

Precision Strike Missiles (PrSMs)

other

Long-range precision strike missiles used in first 16 days

Deployed320

Total expenditure$0

Or, equivalently

source

Tomahawk Cruise Missile (BGM-109)

cruise missile

$2,000,000

Primary long-range strike weapon used in opening salvos. Unit cost $1.75-2.2M depending on contract batch. Exact quantity launched not disclosed by Pentagon.

Or, equivalently

|30 teachers

|4 homes

|235 people insured

source