The expectation that technological returns from defense expenditure through acquisition, international cooperation and domestic research would further national development underappreciates the different technological dynamic of the armed services. This paper outlines the technological dynamic the stems from fighting in the air, at sea and on land, exemplifying consequences for the case of acquisition.

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SILVA, Édison Renato; PROENCA JUNIOR, Domício. An outline of military technological dynamics as restraints for acquisition, international cooperation and domestic technological development. Rev. bras. polít. int., Brasília , v. 57, n. 2, Dec. 2014 .