Asia’s defence industries : challenges and policy options

Many countries in the Asia-Pacific region have extensive local arms industries. However, in terms of technology innovation these regional producers continue to run a poor third to the United States and Western Europe. Latecomer China may gain the advantage regionally. But it remains to be seen...

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Main Author: Bitzinger, Richard A.
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
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Published: 2011
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-915632020-11-01T06:38:22Z Asia’s defence industries : challenges and policy options Bitzinger, Richard A. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences Many countries in the Asia-Pacific region have extensive local arms industries. However, in terms of technology innovation these regional producers continue to run a poor third to the United States and Western Europe. Latecomer China may gain the advantage regionally. But it remains to be seen whether its accelerated spending, especially in R&D, will enable it to pull ahead of regional or global competitors. 2011-01-19T03:33:34Z 2019-12-06T18:07:57Z 2011-01-19T03:33:34Z 2019-12-06T18:07:57Z 2010 2010 Commentary Richard A. Bitzinger. (2010). Asia’s defence industries : challenges and policy options. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 115). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91563 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6595 en RSIS Commentaries ; 115/10 3 p. application/pdf
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Asia’s defence industries : challenges and policy options
description Many countries in the Asia-Pacific region have extensive local arms industries. However, in terms of technology innovation these regional producers continue to run a poor third to the United States and Western Europe. Latecomer China may gain the advantage regionally. But it remains to be seen whether its accelerated spending, especially in R&D, will enable it to pull ahead of regional or global competitors.
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