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Author_Armin Krishnan
BAE System
Biggest Arms Exporter
Blue Grass
BMD
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Civilian Technologies
defence
defence sector outsourcing
defence technology transformation
DGA
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GMD System
high
ICBM
industry
international security policy
Laser Guided Bombs
Launch Vehicles
military
Military Expenditures
Military Globalization
Military High Tech
Military Privatization
military-industrial complex
modern
NATO Country
NATO's Command Structure
NATO’s Command Structure
Northrop Grumman
operational support contracting
private military service providers
private security firms
Satellite Launch Services
Soviet ICBM
Spot Imagery
Tanker Aircraft
tech
Tight Rope
UK MoD
weapons
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Product details
- ISBN 9780754671671
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 28 Jan 2008
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The privatization of defence assets and the outsourcing of military services from the armed forces to the private sector is an increasing trend. This book approaches the issue of military privatization by linking it to the transformation of the defence industries since the early 1990s, and shows the extent to which many military functions and activities, ranging from military research to military consulting/training to operational support services, have already been outsourced in the US and in Europe. This detailed study provides new and updated information on the ongoing privatization of the defence sector and offers an original theoretical explanation as to why the most modern armed forces throughout the world have come increasingly to rely on private companies for nearly everything they do. Contributing to a better understanding of military privatization and its close connection to technological change, the book explains the complexity of the whole phenomenon and discusses its implications for national and international security.
Armin Krishnan is at the University of Texas at El Paso, USA
