Analysis of Government Policies to Support Sustainable Domestic Defense Industries

Abstract

Armed forces all over the world need military equipment to support their security missions. Having a domestic defense industry is one approach that countries use to supply their armed forces requirements. The successful development of a domestic defense industry depends on many factors, but perhaps the most significant variable is the government. Because governments are both buyers and suppliers of national security, government policies are often designed by governments to defend and regulate domestic defense industries. This professional report explores the substance costs and benefits of various government policies to establish a sustainable defense industry. The report focuses on government policies in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and South Korea, because defense industries in those countries have proven track records and tend to be profitable and sustainable.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA632480

Entities

People

  • Budi Setiawan
  • Roni Marzah

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Globalization
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Investments
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Treaties
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Industrial Economics
  • Strategic Security Studies