The Patriot Act

With more missiles everywhere, everyone needs more to knock them down

The U.S. Army ordered up 870 more Patriot missiles for $4.5 billion.

Each of the missiles, the latest PAC-3 models, costs $4 million. Do the math, and you’re left with more than $1 billion of additional costs for parts and labor for their manufacturer. While RTX (the company formerly known as Raytheon) makes the Patriot battery, Lockheed Martin makes the…