Figure 8: The Pentagon is Pursuing Magazine Breadth, Not Just Magazine Depth
Total annual units of munitions requested to be procured in FY 2027 and projected to be requested in FY 2031, grouped by cost per munition, as listed in FY 2027 DOD budget materials
Note 1: Totals for FY 2031 are projected requests as listed in FY 2027 DOD budget materials. FY 2031 does not reflect cumulative totals from FY 2027-2031, only units for that one fiscal year.
Note 2: Totals do not reflect recent framework agreements the Pentagon has announced, such as agreements to produce 10,000 Low-Cost Containerized Munitions by the end of 2029, and do not include potential capabilities that have yet to be developed and requested in future years.
Note 3: $600,000 per munition is the threshold used to differentiate high- and low-cost munitions. This cost amount falls between the affordable-mass programs the services are prioritizing and traditional precision munitions.
Note 4: The totals are drawn from the following DOD FY 2027 budget materials to capture the Pentagon's plans for munitions procurement: Missile Procurement, Army; Weapons Procurement, Navy; Missile Procurement, Air Force; Missile Defense Agency; Procurement of Ammunition, Army; Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps; Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force. The totals include units of guided/precision munitions (missiles, interceptors, and guided bombs and bomb kits), excluding unguided ammunition (small-caliber, artillery, and mortar rounds), launchers, practice rockets, and fire control units.
Source: Source: DOD Comptroller, FY 2027 DOD budget estimates, Missile Procurement, Army; Weapons Procurement, Navy; Missile Procurement, Air Force; Missile Defense Agency; Procurement of Ammunition, Army; Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps; Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force.