$$$Ka-Ching!
“...maybe even a couple of years to get there”
LOL, got to be sure that Lockheed has their twice-annual Drag Queen parades, or it will even take longer to get production going.
Of course, this whole exercise is to enrich the military industrial complex, which then greases the palms of the politicians who favor this conflict. they hope it goes on for a long time, and is not just a quickie affair. So while you cheer-lead this conflict keep that in mind, because that is the true motive. Would they like to weaken Russia? Sure, because it gives them, the politicians and the military industrial complex, more power and wealth.
The price of a Javelin missile ranges from $200000 to $250000. The substantial difference between the high end and the low end has happened on account of purchasing different quantities and having conditions.
Just like the revolving door with the CDC and Big Pharma, there is a revolving door with government agencies and the big defense contractors. (Remember the cozy arrangement between FBI directory Comey and Lockheed Martin?)
https://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/rev_summary.php?id=70344
And there it is. LM isn’t giving Ukraine these missiles out of the goodness of their heart or support for their cause..... $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$