Review of Bitzinger, Richard A. (ed.) (2009). The Modern Defense Industry. CA: Praeger Security International. Review by Tangguh Chairil (2011)
Challenges Facing the Global Arms Industry in the 21st Century The Defense Industry in a Global Context The Defense Industry: Regional Perspective The Defense Industry and the Arms Trade
Hierarchical Nature
Defense Spending
Largest & most technologically advanced defense industries Worlds arms production
etc.
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World total military expenditure 1988-2010 (US$ b.) Source: SIPRI military expenditure database
Expand and greatly upgrade armaments production
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Total arms exports 1989-2009 (US$ m.) Source: SIPRI arms trade database
Nuclear power
Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS)
Joint Strike Fighter program 10/3/2011 The Modern Arms Industry (in US) technologies with commercial support sold in commercial marketplace that can be procured under government contract 6
What new technologies? How traditional defense industry will fare? What role of commercial dual-use enterprises? Will new suppliers arise?
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