TRUE and PURELY military priority takes a back seat to all that.
True.
But HOPEFULLY better than the old five-year plan?
Yes, still likely better than “the old five year plan”.
But, if I were a dictator (LOL), “jobs” and every form of “economic impact” would have zero to do with where and why military expenditures were allocated. The military priorities would be 100% based on the best priorities for the military alone, within a given budget. And “military need” would not come from the defense industry offering cushy jobs in retirement to the officers who will push the buying of their stuff when they are still in uniform. The military need needs to be the needs of the military, not the needs of the defense armaments industry. Lastly, even the military has to be held responsible to NOT treat military choices of hardware as time for Christmas presents. They would not get the fanciest just ‘cause they wanted it, if the mission is very well achieved without it.