U.S.-Canadian Defense Industrial Cooperation
U.S.-Canadian Defense Industrial Cooperation

Author: Kristina Obecny

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2017-07-17

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 1442280220

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This study evaluates the health of the U.S.-Canadian defense industrial relationship, which is critically important as the U.S. Department of Defense expands the national technology and industrial base. The CSIS study team gathered and analyzed a wide range of quantitative data and conducted interviews with government and industry officials involved with bilateral cooperation on both sides of the border. In addition to looking at top-level history, legislation, policy, and trends, the study team undertook five sectoral case studies highlighting different aspects of the benefits from and challenges facing bilateral cooperation. The study finds that the benefits to both partners exceed what either could obtain solely by relying only on its own national resources. While the overall U.S.-Canadian defense industrial relationship remains sound, the study team identifies a range of recommendations to enhance its value to both partners.

National Technology and Industrial Base Integration
National Technology and Industrial Base Integration

Author: Rhys McCormick

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2018-03-23

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 1442280700

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In light of Section 881 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which expanded the legal definition of the National Technology and Industrial Base (NTIB) to include the United Kingdom and Australia, this report informs NTIB partners on barriers and opportunities for effective integration. The expansion of the NTIB is based on the principle that defense trade between the United States and its closest allies enables a host of benefits, including increased access to innovation, economies of scale, and interoperability. In order to reap the greatest benefits of a new era of NTIB, this report uses the lessons learned from study of the present state of integration to identify areas of opportunity for policy reforms and greater cooperation.

Canada's Defense Market
Canada's Defense Market

Author: Frans Nauta

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13:

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Historically, U.S. industry has had broad access to the Canadian defense procurement market. Recently, however, several unsettling trends have emerged. U.S. industry's share of Canadian defense prime contracts has declined, and there is growing concern over Canada's industrial and regional benefits (offset) policy. Canadian defense procurement policy contains provisions favoring Canadian defense firms and imposes significant offset obligations on foreign defense suppliers. We conclude that U.S. industry's performance in this market has been affected by these policies. Accordingly, we recommend that DoD seek a free market for defense trade with Canada. This goal should be achieved by extending the authority of the United States-Canada Permanent Joint Board on Defense to include defense trade issues, restructuring the existing network of forums dealing with bilateral defense trade, and negotiating and incorporating into the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement clauses for the mutual reduction of buy-national preferences and other impediments to free defense trade between Canada and the United States. U.S.-Canadian defense trade, U.S.-Canadian defense cooperation, Canadian defense procurement practices, NATO defense trade.