Cheapest munitions with a published price
10 of the 90 munitions 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 80 munitions with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.
| # | System | Unit cost | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M829A4 APFSDS | $10,100 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-05 |
| 2 | GBU-38 JDAM | $21,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-05 |
| 3 | JDAM | $21,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-05 |
| 4 | APKWS | $22,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-05 |
| 5 | GBU-53/B StormBreaker (SDB II) | $195,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-05 |
| 6 | K731 White Shark | $790,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-08-02 |
| 7 | Mk 54 torpedo | $839,320 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-05 |
| 8 | K745 Blue Shark | $1,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-08-02 |
| 9 | K761 Tiger Shark | $2,600,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-08-02 |
| 10 | B61-12 | $28,000,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-05 |
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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