THE ARMY IN SPAIN AS AN OBJECT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

This text analyzes university R&D research that may be applicable to the Spanish military field in order to optimize the technological development of military institutions. The analysis establishes a quantitative and qualitative methodology by means of which the non-existence in Spain of doctoral theses subject to capitalization for and by the current Spanish Army is proved. In order to introduce a comparative study, an identical analysis is made between the universities and the US Army, in order to establish that a correlation between the academic world and the army, not only can be possible, but even necessary and beneficial for both sectors. Finally, as a corollary and conclusion, the main factors that limit the establishment and development of this army capitalization system in Spain through the university civil sector are detailed, and strategies to achieve the highest development of this social and economic model are proposed.