Enabling National Security Through Dual-Use Technology

Abstract

Dual-use technology refers to tools or techniques, developed originally for military or related purposes, which are commercially viable enough to support adaptation and production for industrial or consumer uses. Consequently, expensive technologies that would otherwise only serve military purposes can also be used to benefit civilian commercial interests when not otherwise engaged. With defense budgets in decline, industrialized nations must address affordability, as well as performance, in the acquisition of new weapon systems. This paper explores how the utilization of dual-use technology in the United States and the Republic of China is leveraging advanced technologies and efficient production capabilities of commercial industry.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2014
Accession Number
ADA624728

Entities

People

  • Bradd A. Buckingham
  • Louis A. Kratz
  • Tzyh-chyang Chang

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Budgets
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Cold War
  • Commerce
  • Composite Materials
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Logistics
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Security
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Industrial Economics
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.