Drift

PAC-3 Interceptor

PAC-3 · Army · Lockheed Martin

+46% $7.1B (2000) → $10.4B (2012)
PAC-3 Interceptor: cost trajectory from $7.1B in 2000 to $10.4B in 2012, +46% growth. Explore PAC-3 interactively → Download 1-page brief (PDF)
Baseline
$7.1B (2000)
Current estimate
$10.4B (2012)
Cost growth
+46%
Units
1012 → 1354
Quantity change
+34%
Unit-cost change
+9%
IOC
2004 → 2004
Schedule slip
0 yr
Cost basis
BY
Confidence
high · reconciled
+46% (BY2002) — part quantity (1,012 → 1,354 interceptors), part unit cost (PAUC +9%); flagged an APB breach. The legacy PAC-3, distinct from the newer PAC-3 MSE.

Source: PAC-3 Dec 2012 SAR (extracted): $7.08B/1,012 (Mar-2000 APB) → $10.37B/1,354, BY2002$.

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