Yes we normally pick the right horse.
C-130's all the way through and now C-17 and C-27J, P-3's now the P-8, F-111 was a classic and followed up with F/A-18 in 1984 and more recently Super Hornet and Growler.
True, Tiger was a bad choice - should have been AH-64D (prob without Longbow), and Blackhawk replacement should have been UH-60M, not MRH-90.
But where is the mistake? Army ordering, your European (French) design/manufacture?