Prospects for Russian Military R&D.

Abstract

This report examines the Russian military's options for achieving weapons modernization and new weapons development through either a revitalized state military research and development (R&D) sector or a robust civil scientific and technical (S&T) sector. It considers the likelihood that neither of these sectors will prove adequate to the military's needs in the near term, forcing Russia to turn to the West for military-technical assistance. By investigating trends in the Russian scientific community as a whole, including science funding, higher education, the brain drain, and the evolution of scientific organizations, it assesses long-term prospects for Russian military R&D.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA309904

Entities

People

  • Sharon Leiter

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Communication Systems
  • Defense Industry
  • Economics
  • Electronics Industry
  • Employment
  • Federal Budgets
  • Governments
  • Investments
  • Law
  • Military Research
  • Money
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Recreation
  • Scientists

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.