Defense innovation in the 21st century: Towards a new paradigm?

Renaud Bellais () and Josselin Droff ()
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Renaud Bellais: ENSTA Bretagne_SHS - Département Sciences Humaines et Sociales ENSTA Bretagne - ENSTA Bretagne - École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées Bretagne
Josselin Droff: AMURE - Aménagement des Usages des Ressources et des Espaces marins et littoraux - Centre de droit et d'économie de la mer - IFREMER - Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer - UBO - Université de Brest - IUEM - Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers - UBO - Université de Brest - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CRF - Centre de recherche sur la formation - CNAM - Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [CNAM] - ENSTA Bretagne - École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées Bretagne

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Abstract: Technology and innovation remain key features of defence systems in major arms-producing countries even though technological superiority appears less imperative since the fall of the Soviet Union. Moreover decreasing defence budgets cannot support the same level of resources dedicated to R&D, particularly in Europe. Nevertheless armed forces still need to adapt to an instable operational environment characterised by uncertain, unknown and unpredictable threats. Therefore European armed forces face a dilemma: how to keep the adequate effort of innovation while minimizing related spending. Such challenges seem to jeopardize the model of technology-based arms race that somehow characterised the Cold War. One may wonder if the current situation marks a temporary change or, on the contrary, if the defence stakeholders face a transition towards a new innovation model.

Keywords: defence; military R&D; defence industry; innovation; capability; strategic surprise (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-06-19
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Published in 18th Annual International Conference on Economics and Security, Jun 2014, Perugia, Italy

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