I mean, yes. That's how it works. It sounds like you're implying that this is a bad thing, a waste of tax dollars and government spending. I can assure you, there are plenty of other things that the US Gov has wasted money on, probably quite a few more egregious than this.

So even if you believe this was wasted spending, at least that money will hopefully go back directly to the US economy. The military generally prefers to "buy American" when possible, so hopefully at least this tax payer money is flowing back to the country at some level.