Well, actually yes. Notice how there's very few military aircraft companies in the USA? That's because the little fish got a visit from Washington saying, "th

Well, actually yes. Notice how there's very few military aircraft companies in the USA? That's because the little fish got a visit from Washington saying, "that was your last contract unless you merge." Northrop tried to resist, for a while anyway. Regarding foreign companies, the Avro Arrow was cut up after the US offered Canada a northern missile defense network. The Arrow was an early Mach 2 interceptor - think of the foreign sales possibilities. Many of the designers ended up at NASA.