Coproduce or Codevelop Military Aircraft? Analysis of Models Applicable to USAN
The creation of the Union of South American Nations (USAN) aroused expectations about joint development and production of military aircraft in South America. However, political divergences, technological asymmetries and budgetary problems made projects canceled. Faced with the impasse, this article...
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| description | The creation of the Union of South American Nations (USAN) aroused expectations about joint development and production of military aircraft in South America. However, political divergences, technological asymmetries and budgetary problems made projects canceled. Faced with the impasse, this article approaches features of two military aircraft development experiences and their links with the regionalization processes to extract elements that help to account for the problems faced by USAN. The processes of adoption of the F-104 and the Tornado in the 1950s and 1970s by countries that later joined the European Union are analyzed in a comparative perspective. The two projects are compared about the political and diplomatic implications (mutual trust, military capabilities and regionalization) and the economic implications (scale of production, value chains and industrial parks). We argue that both processes generated convergence, though countries involved already shared threat perceptions and a military alliance, which compelled them to cooperation. Thus, the successful joint development of military aircrafts within USAN would require a previous level of convergence not yet achieved. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7482fef8c3c944a5b2f318321221515d2022-12-21T22:30:42ZengBrazilian Political Science AssociationBrazilian Political Science Review1981-38211981-38212018-04-0112010121http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1981-3821201800010005Coproduce or Codevelop Military Aircraft? Analysis of Models Applicable to USANEduardo Munhoz Svartman0Anderson Matos Teixeira1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulThe creation of the Union of South American Nations (USAN) aroused expectations about joint development and production of military aircraft in South America. However, political divergences, technological asymmetries and budgetary problems made projects canceled. Faced with the impasse, this article approaches features of two military aircraft development experiences and their links with the regionalization processes to extract elements that help to account for the problems faced by USAN. The processes of adoption of the F-104 and the Tornado in the 1950s and 1970s by countries that later joined the European Union are analyzed in a comparative perspective. The two projects are compared about the political and diplomatic implications (mutual trust, military capabilities and regionalization) and the economic implications (scale of production, value chains and industrial parks). We argue that both processes generated convergence, though countries involved already shared threat perceptions and a military alliance, which compelled them to cooperation. Thus, the successful joint development of military aircrafts within USAN would require a previous level of convergence not yet achieved.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-38212018000100203&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=enMilitary cooperationaircraft developmentUSANUNASURUNASUL |
| spellingShingle | Eduardo Munhoz Svartman Anderson Matos Teixeira Coproduce or Codevelop Military Aircraft? Analysis of Models Applicable to USAN Brazilian Political Science Review Military cooperation aircraft development USAN UNASUR UNASUL |
| title | Coproduce or Codevelop Military Aircraft? Analysis of Models Applicable to USAN |
| title_full | Coproduce or Codevelop Military Aircraft? Analysis of Models Applicable to USAN |
| title_fullStr | Coproduce or Codevelop Military Aircraft? Analysis of Models Applicable to USAN |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coproduce or Codevelop Military Aircraft? Analysis of Models Applicable to USAN |
| title_short | Coproduce or Codevelop Military Aircraft? Analysis of Models Applicable to USAN |
| title_sort | coproduce or codevelop military aircraft analysis of models applicable to usan |
| topic | Military cooperation aircraft development USAN UNASUR UNASUL |
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