Mecanismos de fomento da Base Indusrial de Defesa, Ppossibilidades para o Brasil

Abstract

The defense industrial base enables the country's technological independence and autonomy, allowing it to dominate the national development of equipment. It is sought through author's studies, bibliographic review, North American and Brazilian official documents in the areas of research and development and defense, to outline a study of the situation of the North American and Brazilian defense industrial bases, the university-industry-government integration and the proposed governmental actions. Historical studies of the industrial bases, of the triple helix system as an inducer of the technological innovation system and of the regulatory frameworks that influence the defense sectors of the countries were carried out. The main objective is to identify available mechanisms for the promotion of the national defense industrial base, having as reference the North American military industrial complex. From the survey conducted, it is evident the significant difference in the function of the defense industrial base and in the way the two countries identify its importance. For the United States, it allows a military advantage, and for Brazil, the development of technology of national domain and the search for technological independence. Considering the expression of the North American defense industry, which allows the United States to maintain its position as the largest military power, it is expected to identify in the documents studied, possibilities for the Brazilian industrial base