B'i-cc Dynamics of Military Procurement Changes in Military Consumption Patterns

Introduction Push and pull factors in military consumption 2. Development 01 lIrnlf procuremenlllnd arms trade Procu rement expenditure Consequences for production Global arms exports: On the rise again? 3. Technological changes Dual-use technologies Future military technologies 4. Pressures to internaliollalizeversus natiollal orientation The pressure to internationalize International a rms prod ucing com panies Arms exports as an indicator 5. Three case studies: Supplier policies, demand driven countertrade and surplus weapons A new round of fighter aircraft arms race in South America? Offsets: A prerequisite to stay in the market? Trading surplus weapons: A negative by-product of disarmament References Figure 1: Global decline of the defense market Figure 4: The rising capital cost of armedforces Figure 5: Share of global arms exports in global military expenditures Figure 6: Percentage of arm~ exp"rtsofthe major suppliers Figure 7: Typology of offsets in arms trade (sample of offsets) Figure 8: Surplus and new weapon systems tramferred 2