National governments have more considerations that purely saving tax payers' money, because such savings can be short sighted. Saving money on munitions during

National governments have more considerations that purely saving tax payers' money, because such savings can be short sighted. Saving money on munitions during a war effort, for example. Would you be as eager to have your courtry's military equipment built and purchased from an adversarial super-power? This is exactly the same thing.