Changing war strategy

Technology is changing the face of war even faster than the generals understand. Case in point. A shoulder fired Javelin missile cost $175,000 and can easily take out a $6 million dollar tank. It even appears that shoulder fired Stinger missiles can bring down a plane. It requires more skill and there is a limited time that the missile has to fire but the Stinger cost $75,000 and a military jet cost $75 million. Given enough missiles you could have 100 people firing at one plane and still spend only one tenth the cost of the plane. The old war strategy was to gain air control and then take the ground. With enough of these Stingers on the ground this approach may have to change.