Defense

DoD Budget by Domain

US DoD topline split across Air, Sea, Land, Space, Cyber, Nuclear, and Other ($B USD). FY2026 is President's Budget request.
Updated at 2026-05-08

Service Branch Budget

Pentagon topline budget ($B) split across the US military service branches plus Defense-Wide agencies, by fiscal year.
Updated at 2026-05-08

US Equipment Fleet Inventory

How many of each major weapons platform the US currently operates (the aircraft, ships, and tanks themselves), Q1 2026 from IISS Military Balance.

Combat Aircraft

PlatformCountStatusPrime
F-35 Lightning II660Active inventory (USAF + USN + USMC); program of record 2,456Lockheed Martin
F-22 Raptor178Active inventoryLockheed Martin
F-15E/EX Strike Eagle270Active inventory; F-15EX modernization rampBoeing
F-16 Fighting Falcon700Active inventoryLockheed Martin
F-18 Super Hornet540Active inventory; production ending 2027Boeing
B-2 Spirit19Active inventory; B-21 will replaceNorthrop Grumman
B-21 Raider6Production ramp; first 6 delivered through 2026; 100+ plannedNorthrop Grumman
B-1B Lancer45Active inventoryBoeing
B-52 Stratofortress76Active inventory; B-52J upgrade in progressBoeing

Surface Combatants

PlatformCountStatusPrime
Aircraft Carriers (CVN)11Active fleet (10 Nimitz + 1 Ford); requirement is 11HII (Newport News)
Arleigh Burke DDG73Active inventory; Flight III productionHII + General Dynamics (BIW)
Constellation FFG1First-in-class delivery delayed to 2027Fincantieri Marinette
LHA/LHD Amphibious9Active fleet; America-class build continuesHII (Ingalls)

Submarines

PlatformCountStatusPrime
Virginia-class SSN24Active fleet of 24; Block V now in production; AUKUS Pillar I supportGD Electric Boat + HII
Columbia-class SSBN0Production at GD EB; first delivery scheduled 2027; 12 plannedGD Electric Boat
Ohio-class SSBN14Active fleet; replacement by ColumbiaGD Electric Boat
Seawolf-class SSN3Active fleet; no replacement programGD Electric Boat

Land Vehicles

PlatformCountStatusPrime
M1A2 Abrams (all variants)2,509Active inventory; M1E3 future variant in developmentGD Land Systems
Stryker (all variants)4,500Active inventoryGD Land Systems
AMPV (Bradley replacement)280Production ramp; 2,936 program of recordBAE Systems

Helicopters

PlatformCountStatusPrime
AH-64 Apache800Active inventory; AH-64E modernizationBoeing
UH-60 Black Hawk2,200Active inventory; M variant production continuesLockheed Martin (Sikorsky)
CH-47 Chinook460Active inventory; Block II in productionBoeing
V-22 Osprey360Active fleet (USMC + USAF + USN); production endingBell + Boeing

Space Systems

PlatformCountStatusPrime
GPS satellites (active)31GPS III production; replacement schedule activeLockheed Martin
SDA Tranche 1 satellites154Production + early deployment; warfighter delivery 2026York Space + LMT + L3Harris + NG
SBIRS/Next-Gen OPIR6GEO + HEO infrared early-warning constellationLockheed Martin + Northrop Grumman

Missile Defense

PlatformCountStatusPrime
Patriot batteries (US)16Active US Army batteries; 80+ deployed alliedRTX (Raytheon)
THAAD batteries7Active US batteriesLockheed Martin
Aegis Ashore3Romania + Poland (operational); Guam in developmentLockheed Martin
GBI (Ground-Based Interceptors)44Active inventory at Fort Greely + Vandenberg; NGI to replaceBoeing + Lockheed Martin
Updated at Q1 2026

Munition Production Rates

US annual production for each munition: 2021 pre-Ukraine baseline vs current 2024 wartime rates and DoD targets for 2026 through 2028.
MunitionPre-war 202120242026 Target2027 Target2028 TargetUnitPrime
155mm artillery shells (US, GD-OTS + ATK)14,40036,000100,000100,000100,000(6.9x)shells/monthGD-OTS + ATK (Northrop)
155mm artillery shells (UK, BAE Systems)2006001,5002,0002,500(12.5x)shells/monthBAESF (Glascoed + Washington plants)
155mm artillery shells (Germany, Rheinmetall)5,80058,00071,00083,00092,000(15.9x)shells/monthRNMBY (Unterlüss + Várpalota HU + Granada ES + Romania)
M777 155mm howitzer (US Army)0608496108guns/yearBAESF (production restarted 2024 after Ukraine drawdown)
Javelin anti-tank missile2,1003,9604,8005,4005,400(2.6x)missiles/yearLMT + RTX (Raytheon) JV (Javelin Joint Venture)
Stinger MANPADS06001,5002,0002,500missiles/yearRTX (Raytheon)
GMLRS rockets9,00014,40018,00020,00022,000(2.4x)rockets/yearLMT
Tomahawk cruise missile100240350350350(3.5x)missiles/yearRTX (Raytheon)
Patriot PAC-3 MSE350500650700750(2.1x)interceptors/yearLMT (interceptor) + RTX (system integrator)
AMRAAM (AIM-120)1,1001,3001,5001,5001,500(1.4x)missiles/yearRTX (Raytheon)
Standard Missile (SM-6 + SM-3)125200250275300(2.4x)missiles/yearRTX (Raytheon)
Naval Strike Missile (NSM)24487296120(5.0x)missiles/yearKongsberg (NO) + RTX (US partner)
ATACMS200500600600600(3.0x)missiles/yearLMT
PrSM (Precision Strike Missile)0100400500600missiles/yearLMT
JASSM-ER3605507008501,000(2.8x)missiles/yearLMT
Switchblade 300 loitering munition2,00012,00020,00025,00030,000(15.0x)munitions/yearAVAV (AeroVironment)
Switchblade 600 loitering munition01,0005,0007,50010,000munitions/yearAVAV (AeroVironment)
Updated at 2026-05-28

Munition Stockpile vs Ukraine Drain

How fast Ukraine deliveries are draining US and European weapons stockpiles, comparing current inventories against the pre-war baseline plus cumulative shipments.
155mm shells (US) 52%
Pre-war 2021
5.0M
Current 2026
2.4M
→ Ukraine
3.0M

Declining; replenishment via 36K/mo production not yet matching outflow

Javelin (US) 56%
Pre-war 2021
25K
Current 2026
11K
→ Ukraine
12K

Critical; production at 4K/yr vs ~5K/yr typical demand

Stinger (US) 66%
Pre-war 2021
25K
Current 2026
9K
→ Ukraine
2K

Stockpile aged out; production restart slow

HIMARS GMLRS (US) 55%
Pre-war 2021
80K
Current 2026
36K
→ Ukraine
30K

Drawn down significantly; production 14K/yr

Patriot interceptors PAC-3 (US) 46%
Pre-war 2021
4K
Current 2026
2K
→ Ukraine
750

Critical; allied demand outstripping production

Tomahawk (US) 18%
Pre-war 2021
4K
Current 2026
3K
→ Ukraine
0

Stable; Red Sea Houthi engagements reduced inventory

ATACMS (US) 57%
Pre-war 2021
2K
Current 2026
850
→ Ukraine
200

Drawn down; PrSM replacing

Switchblade 300/600 (US) 275%
Pre-war 2021
1K
Current 2026
5K
→ Ukraine
2K

Growing with production ramp

155mm shells (EU combined) 6%
Pre-war 2021
800K
Current 2026
850K
→ Ukraine
1.2M

Recovering; EU 1M/yr production target reached late 2025

Updated at 2026-05-31

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