Judd Legum9. In 1991, when there was genuine competition for military contracts, the cost of one shoulder-fired stinger missile was $25,000.
Now, defense contractor Raytheon is the sole supplier.
One missile costs 400K
Even accounting for inflation, that's a 7x increase
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