Defence innovation systems are structured around two main groups of players that interact in the development of complex … since the 1990s have affected the division of labour and knowledge in the industry. In this paper we show the origins of … the new capabilities that have been created within the national innovation system (NIS). We explain how the role and the …

Defence innovation systems are structured around two main groups of players that interact in the development of complex … since the 1990s have affected the division of labour and knowledge in the industry. In this paper we show the origins of … the new capabilities that have been created within the national innovation system (NIS). We explain how the role and the …

redefined skills and the organisation of production but have also given a more strategic place to knowledge management practices … of other firms. The technological performances, the innovation intensity and the patent intensity also show the …

redefined skills and the organization of production, but also have given a more strategic place to knowledge management (KM … firms. This is evident from their technological performance, and innovation and patenting intensity. This structural … tendency is explained as an innovative behaviour in the French national innovation system rather than merely a 'trend'. …