Since the end of the Cold War, the development of advanced military technologies has affected arm... more Since the end of the Cold War, the development of advanced military technologies has affected arms production by creating new demands for modern weapons that are more effective but also expensive. This project explores the impact of the arms trade on the defense industrial bases (DIBs). Within the framework of this project, I examined the importance of the international arms transfer, military expenditure, and cooperation with partner countries. Achieving a defense autarky depends on many factors, but these are most important: the share of the defense budget used for military R&D and weapons procurement, and the diversification of product lines for domestic and international markets. With the aim of achieving defense autarky, states should reduce their dependency on foreign suppliers and seek technology transfer and cooperation to boost indigenous production capacity. Through comparative case studies, this project analyzed attempts to develop self-sufficient DIBs in Turkey, Iran, an...
Since the end of the Cold War, the development of advanced military technologies has affected arm... more Since the end of the Cold War, the development of advanced military technologies has affected arms production by creating new demands for modern weapons that are more effective but also expensive. This project explores the impact of the arms trade on the defense industrial bases (DIBs). Within the framework of this project, I examined the importance of the international arms transfer, military expenditure, and cooperation with partner countries. Achieving a defense autarky depends on many factors, but these are most important: the share of the defense budget used for military R&D and weapons procurement, and the diversification of product lines for domestic and international markets. With the aim of achieving defense autarky, states should reduce their dependency on foreign suppliers and seek technology transfer and cooperation to boost indigenous production capacity. Through comparative case studies, this project analyzed attempts to develop self-sufficient DIBs in Turkey, Iran, an...
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