FACTORS EFFECTING TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION DECISIONS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE PROJECTS
FACTORS EFFECTING TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION DECISIONS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE PROJECTS

Summary/Abstract: “Defense Industry” (DI) not only strengthens the military power of a country, but alsoeffects other fi elds of technology and economy positively and enables countries to be muchmore powerful in terms of their competitiveness in technology and knowledge instead ofmerely being a follower and a continuous customer. If a state seeks to have high-tech andcapable DI the only foundation is to create a national environment which is managed basedon a systematic ”Technology Management” philosophy and well-defi ned ”Acquisition”process. With already reduced resources, it is crucial to spend money for the most neededand right technology. Consequently, the focus of this study is on the “Acquisition’’ and”Technology Transfer’’ (TT) concepts and approaches. As such the different TT methods arecompared and their advantages and disadvantages discussed. In the last part of the study, DIis described and assessed in terms of the TT methods.

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