Os benefícios do offset para a indústria de defesa tendo como foco o desenvolvimento da IVECO por meio do programa estratégico do exército guarani

Abstract

Defense technology becomes relevant when considering a country's security and sovereignty, extending beyond immediate military applications. It represents a fundamental pillar for safeguarding national interests, maintaining peace, and deterring potential threats. National Defense Policy highlights the importance of cooperation between developing nations and more advanced countries for technological development and the utilization of domestic defense projects to mitigate deficiencies and obsolescence in military equipment. This paper analyzes the benefits conferred upon the Brazilian Defense Industry through the Guarani Army Strategic Program, particularly examining the gains achieved by IVECO. To conduct this study, articles, books, magazines, academic papers, and official websites were consulted to provide a knowledge base on offset, the Defense Industry, and the Guarani Army Strategic Program. First, the paper addresses offset concepts, including their characteristics and guidelines for technology offset agreements. Subsequently, historical cases of offset agreements signed by Brazil are presented, emphasizing the agreement's objectives and the economic, technological, scientific, and social benefits obtained. Finally, a study is carried out focusing on the benefits to the defense industry, with an emphasis on IVECO, provided by the Guarani Program. It is concluded that IVECO, through its involvement in defense equipment production, has gained benefits in terms of process development, technological knowledge domain, enhanced brand credibility, strengthening its supply chain leading to the nationalization of various components and subsequent cost reduction, product diversification, and access to the lucrative global defense product market previously unexplored.