Restructuring national defence industry and it?s effects on social policy

Today it is more important to get the ability of national design and manufacture on research and development based defence sector than the quantity of existing defense systems and equipment to ensure national security. To own highly effective strike force and advanced technology based defense systems that can be used without permission of other countries have positive contribution to long-term national strategic interests of the country on military, political and economic aspects.Establishing national defense industry effects to implement national policies and strategies, reduces dependence to other countries on critical defense systems and contributes to technological development and national prosperity is well known by developed countries. These countries try to utulize large-scale defense procurement programs to get the most benefit on developing technological infrastructure, progress industrialization, improve labor quality, increase education and training quality in basic sciences and enhance research and development facility in applied sciences.The thesis draws upon an extensive research study focused on the countries that established a developed defense industry, the state of national defense industry, defense and social policy expenditures at the beginning. Then the national defense industry policy and strategy has been determined for restructuring the national defense industry. Finally under the chosen strategy, proposed a defense industry model and put forward positive effects of the model to social policy.