The Russian Defense Ministry has signed contracts for the supply of hundreds of cruise and ballistic missiles between 2024 and 2027. These include Iskanders, Calibers, Kh-101s, Daggers, Zircons, and even modifications with nuclear warheads. Procurement documents have been obtained by the Military edition and for the first time show the real volumes and cost of these missiles.
Russia continues to prepare for a long missile war against Ukraine and, at the same time, is building up its stockpiles of precision-guided weapons. Procurement documents from the Russian Defense Ministry record orders for hundreds of different types of missiles, with deliveries scheduled for 2024-2027. According to these data, the Russian defense ministry will spend billions of dollars on this.
This is not only about the continued production of well-known missiles that regularly hit Ukrainian cities, but also about contracts for new long-range modifications, including variants capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
Cruise missiles of the Iskander-K complex
OKB Novator has received at least two orders in 2024-2025 for the production of 303 9M728 Iskander-K cruise missiles. This is one of the most massive missiles of the Iskander complex; the flight range is approximately 500 km, the mass of the warhead is about 480 kg. The estimated cost of one missile is about $1.5 million.
Separately, an order for the upgraded 9M729 missile has been recorded for the first time. Unlike the basic 9M728, its range is stated to be over 2,000 km, which actually takes it beyond the previous limitations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. This missile requires a different launcher (“Iskander-M1”), which is incompatible with the standard one. In 2025, the Russians contracted for 95 such missiles at a price of approximately $1.4–1.8 million each.
“Caliber”, including the nuclear version
The sea-based 3M14 “Caliber” cruise missiles, which Russia launches from ships and submarines against Ukrainian targets deep in the rear, remain one of the key tools of massive strikes. The contracts provide for 240 missiles for the period 2022-2024 and another 450 missiles for 2025-2026. The estimated cost is up to $2 million per unit.
A separate item is the “Calibri” with a special (nuclear) warhead. According to the documents, 56 missiles of the 3M-14S modification with a nuclear warhead have been ordered with deliveries in 2024-2026. The cost is about $2-2.3 million per piece. This fact means that the Russian Federation is not only replenishing its conventional missile arsenal, but also forming a stock of carriers of sea-based tactical nuclear weapons.
Kh-101: The main weapon of deep strikes
Russia is also increasing production of Kh-101 air-launched cruise missiles, which are listed in documents as “product 504AP”. This is a modified version, already refined during the full-scale war. It received heat traps and electronic warfare to complicate interception, stealth technology and a sophisticated navigation system that combines satellite signals and terrain correction. The range is claimed to be over 2,500 km. The carriers of these missiles remain the strategic bombers Tu-95MSM and Tu-160.
The Raduga Design Bureau received an order in 2024 to produce 525 such missiles at a cost of approximately $2 million per unit. 700 missiles have already been contracted for 2025 at a price of $2–2.4 million each, and another 30 missiles are planned for 2026. This shows that the Russian Federation is betting on long-range air strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure in the rear.
“Product 506” / X-BD: a new long-range weapon
The procurement documents also include a classified long-range cruise missile “Product 506”, also known as X-BD. Russian sources describe it as a potential replacement for the X-101 with an even greater range of up to 6,500 km, as well as a Doppler radar for contour-following. There is no public technical confirmation of these characteristics yet, but contracts are already in place: Raduga has received two orders for 32 such missiles (conventional and “special”, i.e. with a nuclear part) in 2024 and 2026. The estimated price is approximately $4.2 million per unit.
“Iskander-M”: betting on ballistics
A separate block is the ballistic missiles of the operational-tactical complex “Iskander-M” (index 9M723). Such missiles have a range of up to 500 km and can carry both a high-explosive fragmentation warhead weighing about 480 kg and a cluster warhead with dozens of submunitions. Unlike cruise missiles, “Iskander-M” is more difficult to intercept by most classic air defense systems.
The Kolomenskoye “Konstruktskom Byuro Mashinostroeniya” received an order for 1,202 ballistic missiles of various modifications of the 9M723 for 2024-2025. Including:
– 9M723-1K5 (185 missiles) with a cluster warhead, approximately $3 million per unit;
– 9M723-1F1 (59 missiles) with a high-explosive fragmentation warhead, approximately $3 million per unit;
– 9M723-1F2 (771 missiles) with another high-explosive fragmentation warhead, approximately $2.4 million per unit;
– 9M723-1F3 (217 missiles) with the third modification of the high-explosive fragmentation warhead, approximately 189-238 million rubles per missile.
In total, according to the Military, contracts have been signed for the production of 589 such missiles for 2024 alone, with another 643 contracted for the following year. Separately, a small batch with the index 9M723-2 (18 missiles) is mentioned, which is associated with the Iskander-1000 extended-range project. The price is approximately $2.5 million per unit.
“Dagger”: expensive aeroballistics
The Russian Federation also continues to order 9-S-7760 “Dagger” aeroballistic missiles, which the Kremlin calls “hypersonic.” Ukrainian sources and Western air defenses have repeatedly demonstrated the possibility of intercepting these missiles, in particular by Patriot complexes, despite Russian propaganda about their alleged absolute invulnerability. These missiles are expensive to produce and are launched from specially modified MiG-31K aircraft.
According to procurement data, the design bureau in Kolomna has received a contract to produce 44 Kinzhals in 2024 and another 144 missiles the following year. The cost of one missile is estimated at approximately $4.5 million.
“Zircon”: an expensive and little-studied weapon
The 3M22 “Zircon” anti-ship missile is a separate issue. It is declared by Russia as “hypersonic”, can be launched from warships and coastal complexes “Bastion”, and has already been used against Ukraine, including against targets in Zaporizhia and Kyiv. According to the Ukrainian side, most of the launches were either intercepted or did not reach the declared targets.
The Russian Defense Ministry has signed a contract for the supply of 80 Zircons each year from 2024 to 2026. The cost of each missile is estimated at 420-450 million rubles, or about $5.2-5.6 million per unit — one of the most expensive items on the list.
What does this mean for Ukraine?
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Russia is not relaxing: contracts for 2024-2027 confirm that Moscow plans to maintain missile platforms (Tu-95MSM/Tu-160, MiG-31K, Black Sea Fleet, coastal complexes and ground-based Iskander launchers) in constant combat mode. This indicates the intention to continue massive strikes on critical infrastructure and cities in Ukraine deep in the territory.
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The Russian Federation is investing in the nuclear component: the order for "Caliber" with a nuclear warhead and new X-BDs in "conventional and special (nuclear) versions" shows the Kremlin's willingness to keep nuclear blackmail in open political circulation.
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Ukraine needs air defense not only from “Shaheeds”: large batches of Kh-101 and Iskanders are a signal that Russia is counting on strikes from both the air and the ground. The balance of air defense should include both long-range missile defense against ballistic missiles (“Iskander-M”, “Dagger”) and means of combating cruise missiles of strategic aviation.
