It would be very nice if military procurement programs were all about having an appropriately-capable military. But they are actually at least equally about 1) justifying the careers - both past and future - of the various decision makers involved and 2) providing economic support for the research and manufacturing complexes involved.

Given that both 1) and 2) are unlikely to change - particularly in the capitalism-based Third Imperium - all the various misadventures related in the up-thread posts here have likely been seen in the OTU.