In my un-learned opinion, not within my lifetime...
You're a quick learner...
These ridiculous and useless weapon systems are the product of excessive linkage between military and defence industry - "We'll invent a threat, so that you can invent the solution".
If you can still find it, read Robert Gates's excellent recent speech on US defence procurement - where he spells out fairly brutally that the "you scratch my back, I scratch your back" relationship needs to be broken up to stop the US/UK inventing new wars to start in order to justify the spending...