For anyone, who in their most drug-crazed moments thought this was ever a competition about capability, here's a little aide-memoire to help you;
1. Voters elect politicians.
2. Politicians get put in charge of military spending.
3. Some military spending is done in the politician's district or State.
4. Some voters get the benefit of that military spending.
5. Go to 1. and repeat as necesary.
This applies equally as well for all those outraged nationalists who wonder how companies (hypothetically from Warton and Toulouse) can continue to produce late and expensive products without ever being challenged.