Designing a Capability-Based Model for Defense Need Assessment and Proposing a List of Defense Capability Components for Iran

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Malek Ashtar University of Technology

2 Malek Ashtar University of Technology,

Abstract

Nowadays, need assessment is one of the most important inputs to defense acquisition systems in the world. Due to the dynamic, complex and uncertain nature of future environments, the classic approach of need assessment (threat-based) is not effective anymore, therefore, some countries have recently changed their approach from threat-based to capability-based. Using threat-based approach and lack of an integrated and comprehensive model for need assessment impose high costs on defense sector of our country. This study is aimed to present a comprehensive capability-based model for need assessment and extract likely capability components of the country. For this purpose, defensive information related to need assessment of the United States, Australia, Britain and Canada are collected, interpreted, compared and analyzed. Then, their need assessment models are investigated qualitatively by meta-synthesismethod, and finally a capability-based need assessment model is presented for defense field. Also, a list of capability components of the country is proposed.

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Innovation Management Journal
Volume 4, Issue 3 - Serial Number 13
December 2015
Pages 47-74

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  • Receive Date: 15 September 2015
  • Accept Date: 03 February 2016

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