Originally Posted by
Yoda2
Some of these types of projects are salvagable to various degrees, some not.
Sunk cost. Unfortunately, a lot of the military-industrial complex is used to us just "rolling over", as something spirals out of control, not to mention all the guarantees that are written into the contracts for the contractor, even in the event that they don't get selected or aren't successful. It's become a sellers market for them.