Into the black box? Technology sharing in major arms transfers and beyond

From the recipients’ perspective, arms transfers have, through the use of offsets, technology transfers, and industrial participation, become an opportunity to receive not only advanced weapons, but also technologies not otherwise available. How important are friendly relations for securing a military export order? To what extent do buyers demand advanced military or commercial technology and how are these demands accepted by the supplier? How does this influence smaller producers in relation to major producers? These questions are addressed by studying (a) the Joint Strike Fighter/F-35 by Lockheed Martin, USA, and the JAS-39 Gripen aircraft by Saab, Sweden, (b) the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft competition in India for 126 combat aircraft, and (c) the Indian offset policy. In the final section, some long-term consequences are discussed.     

“空天战机”:未来世界安全吗?

美国空军试飞X-37B空天飞机,显然是"太空军事化"的开端。"空天飞机"成功试飞之后,立即引起了国际舆论的极大关注。文章论述,"空天飞机"是不是"空天战机"?它对未来战争将产生什么样的深远影响?会不会引发新的太空军备竞赛?未来的世界安全吗?     

动态飞行求解双35标准值方法

通过顺解法,利用录取的目标现在点数据,已知的射表数据及对有关偏差量的修正,可求解出斜距离４５００ｍ,高低角０°至８４°范围内的标准值     

美军高超武器“乘波者”X-51A的独特方案和技术透析

文章简述了美军X-51A飞行器计划的研制背景,探讨了其在研发上的五大独特方案,分析了X-51A的五大独特技术,透析了X-51A面临的难题。并在此基础上提出了我军发展高超声速武器的建议。     

Striking a deal on the F-35: multinational politics and US defence acquisition

Why does joint defence production of advanced weapons systems, which appears like a logical choice at first, become harder for both the primary production state and its allies to manage and justify as the acquisition process runs its course? To answer this question, we analyze the multinational politics of the F-35 JSF with a focus on how secondary states who have bought into the program are affected by domestic politics within the primary production state. We find that US congressional and bureaucratic politics, cuts to US defence spending, and a desire to retain tight control over the program has locked allies into a program with which they have little leverage. Potentially losing the ability to fight along side the US if they don’t follow through, coupled with inter-Alliance pressures, leaves secondary states who are involved with the F-35 program, vulnerable to the whims of US domestic politics.