As one of the main purchasers of good and services in the country, it's clear that if the government wants to leverage its spending power and its contractual capacity, it can indeed contribute to the support, and even the development, of significant industries if it wishes to do so. It has clearly stated its intention to do that with the naval strategy, and it could certainly do the same thing with PPE.
On December 1st, 2022. See this statement in context.