Cheapest artillery systems with a published price
8 of the 58 artillery systems in the WeaponSpecs database publish a unit cost figure. Ranked on the published number alone, lowest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 50 artillery systems with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.
| # | System | Unit cost | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M982 Excalibur | $112,800 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-04 |
| 2 | GMLRS | $168,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-04 |
| 3 | K239 Chunmoo | $2,940,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 4 | K9 Thunder | $3,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 5 | M777 Howitzer | $3,700,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 6 | M142 HIMARS | $5,100,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 7 | M109A7 Paladin | $6,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 8 | PzH 2000 | $17,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
Compiled from public manufacturer, defense-ministry and reference sources. Published defense figures are approximations and are often stated under different conditions, so treat this ordering as directional rather than a tested result. A board is only generated where at least 5 systems in the class publish the figure. How we compile specs →
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