INTERNATIONAL ARMS TRADE IN THE CONTEXT OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION

Петро Володимирович Потелещенко

Abstract


Innovative technology development is an integral part of the qualitative changes taking place in the defense industry. Research in the field of defense poses a dilemma for scientists: on the one hand, access to military discourse should remain confidential; on the other hand, research in the social sciences should fully cover the results and make them understandable. The purpose of the study: to highlight the mechanism of international arms trade and the dependence of its characteristics on the level of development of innovative technologies in the defense sector of individual countries. The subject of the study: features and mechanisms of the global arms market functioning depending on the development of technological innovations in the defense industry. Methods used in the study: stimulating reflection, analysis and synthesis, historical, dialectical, systematic, logical. Research hypothesis: it is assumed that innovations in the defense industry lead to changes in the structural characteristics of the global arms market. Summary of the main material: the nine largest exporters in the international arms market are identified, and the latest trends in the global arms market are analyzed. Based on the data on preliminary orders and final negotiations, forecasts of trends in the development of international arms trade in the near future are made. The key breakthrough technologies that will form the basis for the future development of the defense industry and the global arms market are highlighted. Originality and practical significance of the study: an in-depth analysis of the mechanisms of the international arms market functioning was carried out, and possible trends in its development were identified. Conclusions: the peculiarities of the international arms market functioning are as follows: difficulties in controlling commodity transactions and technological exchanges, non-transparency of registration and verification of export-import operations, which results in a limited number of producers and exporters dominating it. Innovative defense technologies have led to the development of a number of new areas of the international arms market. Outsourcing is highlighted as an important trend in the development of the arms market. Prospects for further research: are to highlight the peculiarities of the impact of each of the breakthrough technologies on changes in the global arms market.

Keywords


defense transformation, defense industry, armed forces, arms exports, technological innovations, international relations

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32620/cher.2023.4.03

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