WORLD SCI-TECH R&D ›› 2024, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (5): 605-615. doi: 10.16507/j.issn.1006-6055.2024.04.002 cstr: 32308.14.1006-6055.2024.04.002

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Characteristics of Global Military Production, Development Dynamics and Policy Implications under Military Science and Technology Development Trends

GUO Weidong1,2,3 DU Debin1,2,3 YI Xinlei1,2 GAO Qin4   

  1. 1. Center for World Geography and Geo-Strategic Studies, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China; 2. Institute for Global Innovation and Development, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China; 3. School of Geographical Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China; 4. School of Politics and International Relations, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
  • Online:2024-10-25 Published:2024-11-01

Abstract: As an integral part of the international political system and an important element of national comprehensive power in the era of high-tech warfare, is profoundly influencing and shaping the new world order through the evolution of its production patterns and characteristics. Trends in the development of world military science and technology, production characteristics and formation mechanisms of the global military industry are analysed by means of a systematic review methodology and by consulting data related to global military producers and revenues from the SIPRI arms industry database. At present, military science and technology is accelerating the evolution of information technology and intelligence, space weapons and disruptive military science and technology have become the high point for all countries to compete, global military production has formed a pattern of only super power and multi-great power, the United States leads the world’s military science and technology development trend and occupies the absolute advantage in the current military science and technology field, the defense industrial base, military needs, economic interests and political goals are the main factors affecting the development of military science and technology. Under the new situation, China should be based on the characteristics of information-based warfare, promote the mechanization of military science and technology, information technology, intelligent integration and development; seize the opportunity of the scientific and technological revolution, accelerate the research and application of disruptive military science and technology, and deepen the reform of the national defense science and technology industry to form a pattern of in-depth development of military-civilian integration.

Key words: Military Science and Technology, Disruptive Technologies, Military Production, Military Industry