Avoiding US companies isn't enough. Even the Europeans cannot manufacture an ITAR-free satellite, because they are not completely self-sufficient. Until last

Avoiding US companies isn't enough. Even the Europeans cannot manufacture an ITAR-free satellite, because they are not completely self-sufficient. Until last year, you used to be able to buy ITAR-free satellites from Thales Alenia. However, the US State Department aggressively went after the American suppliers -- one of them got fined, and some previously-unrestricted components are now ITAR-controlled. That was the end of Thales Alenia's ITAR-free satellite. If you want an ITAR-free satellite, you have to buy it from Russia or China. Those are the only two countries that have the capability to build a satellite without using any US components.