Buy, Build, or Steal: China's Quest for Advanced Military Aviation Technologies

Description: Buy, Build, or Steal by Institute for National Strategic Studies Although China continues to lag approximately two decades behind the worlds most sophisticated air forces in terms of its ability to develop and produce fighter aircraft and other complex aerospace systems, it has moved over time from absolute reliance on other countries for military aviation technology to a position where a more diverse array of strategies can be pursued. Steps taken in the late 1990s to reform Chinas military aviation sector demonstratedan understanding of the problems inherent in high-technology acquisition, and an effort to move forward. However, a decade later it remains unclear how effective these reforms have been. Where are the Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and Chinas military aviation industry headed? What obstacles must be overcome for China to join the exclusive ranks of those nations possessing sophisticated air forces and aviation industries capable of producing world-class aircraft?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 countrys overall level of economic development, in particular the state of its technical/industrial base; (2) the technological capacity of a countrys military aviation sector; (3) the willingness of foreign countries to sell advanced military aircraft, key components, armaments, and related production technology; and (4) the countrys bargaining power vis-à-vispotential suppliers. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Details ISBN1500255327 Author Institute for National Strategic Studies Short Title BUY BUILD OR STEAL Pages 62 Language English ISBN-10 1500255327 ISBN-13 9781500255329 Media Book Format Paperback Series China Strategic Perspectives Year 2014 Publication Date 2014-06-20 Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Subtitle Chinas Quest for Advanced Military Aviation Technologies Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:93283955;

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