Buy, build, or steal
China's quest for advanced military aviation technologies
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Author
Contributions
- Wiseman, Joshua K. - Contributor
- National Defense University. Center for Strategic Research - Contributor
Publication
2011 - National Defense University Press, Washington, D.C, District of Columbia
Language
English
Word Count
15,250 words, Guess
Page Count
61 pages
Identifiers
- Library of Congress Control Number2011506693
- OCLC Control Number769134962
- Open LibraryOL25251404M
Classifications
- LCCUG635.C5 .S28 2011
- LCCUG635.C5 S28 2011
- LCCTL505 .S28 2011
Description
This study identifies potential aviation technology development and procurement strategies, presents a general model of the options available to developing countries, and applies that model to explain Chinese procurement and aviation technology acquisition efforts over the last 60 years. The model articulates three main technology procurement avenues: purchase (buy), indigenous development (build), and espionage (steal), and three subavenues: reverse engineering (combining buy/steal and build), coproduction (combining buy and build), and codevelopment (combining buy and build, with an emphasis on build). It examines the costs, benefits, and tradeoffs inherent in each approach. Four variables influence decisions about the mix of strategies: (1) a country's overall level of economic development, in particular the state of its technical/industrial base; (2) the technological capacity of a country's military aviation sector; (3) the willingness of foreign countries to sell advanced military aircraft, key components, armaments, and related production technology; and (4) the country's bargaining power vis-avis potential suppliers.
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