The privatisation of defence assets and the outsourcing of military services from the armed forces to the private sector is an increasing trend. This book shows the extent to which many military functions and activities, ranging from military research to military consulting/training to operational support services, have been outsourced in the US and in Europe. While other books in this field largely cover the issues of Private Military Companies and of security contractors, this book focuses on technical and management services.This detailed study provides new and updated information on the ongoing privatisation of the defence sector and offers an original theoretical explanation of why the most modern armed forces throughout the world have come increasingly to rely on private companies for nearly everything they do. Contributing to a better understanding of military privatisation and its close connection to technological change, this book explains the complexity of the whole phenomenon and discusses its implications for national and international security.
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Armin Krishnan is Research Assistant at Salford Business School, University of Salford, UK.
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A quiet revolution is transforming the military world and its implications are hard to predict at the moment. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
military privatization, most modern armed forces, military globalization, contractor presence, satellite launch services, defence companies, defence business, military research projects, contractor support, nonstate violence, airlift capacity, private military companies, defence projects, complex weapons systems Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Cold War, Air Force, Iraq War, Gulf War, General Dynamics, Peter Singer, Booz Allen Hamilton, Goose Bay, Royal Navy, Second World War, Sierra Leone, First World War, Western Europe, Desert Storm, Third World, Annual Report, United States, Middle Ages, Joint Strike Fighter, Desert Shield, Department of Energy, Executive Outcomes, East Asia Browse Sample Pages:
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