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As a fundamental element, to exempli- Antarctic Station Admiral Ferraz. Due to its According to Herrera (2015, p. 49), the Finally, once the economy starts op-
fy, we recently had at the end of August dual military and civil use, it will increase its creation of a high-level scientific and techno- erating with substantial excess capacity,
2020, the inaugural flight of the first large relevance in the implementation of public logical capacity is one of the essential condi- additional demand and production would
UAV produced entirely in Brazil, the Atobá, policies, promoting social integration and tions for overcoming the structure of delay tend to increase the utilization rate of that
which will be able to meet the demands of economic development in Brazil. and the relationship of dependence that is, capacity, raising profits and possibly accel-
maritime surveillance. At a cost of R$11.5 Such satellite interfaces will allow the at the same time, its cause and effect. At this erating investments, be they short-term or
million Reais (Brazil local currency), it was integration of SISGAAz with other systems point, it can be said that the military, as an long-term, where the first or last predom-
developed in five years by Stella Tecno- and platforms, internally in the MB, espe- organized force, helps in the modernization inant effect will determine the final out-
logia, which included students from the cially SISNC2 , which includes SISTRAM , process, providing technical training and ed- come of military spending with growth.
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Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) among other systems, and outside the MB, ucational training, in addition to establishing This would happen, as reported by Deger
and Estácio de Sá University, in addition to the Military Command and Control System an infrastructure necessary for economic de- and Smith (1985), which could economi-
technicians from the Ministry of Defense. of the Ministry of Defense (SISMC2/MD ), velopment, in which this indirect effect can cally justify military spending according to
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The company’s general director, Gilberto which, in turn, encompasses the Brazilian occur from the conception of the project Keynesian theory, since the presence of an
Buffara Jr., recently revealed the possibility Army (MB) Integrated Border Surveillance when generating effective demand, increas- inadequate effective demand would make
of applying Atobá in areas beyond 200 nau- System (SISFRON ), and the Brazilian Ae- ing productivity through technological ad- the multiplier work, implying an increase
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tical miles, being seen as strategic for the ro-space Defense System (SISDABRA ) of vances (RASHID & ARIF, 2012). in national product resulting from addi-
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Defense of Brazil, since the national process the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). And with this logic, extrapolating its tional defense spending.
of its development has a lower cost, gener- Considered one of the most daring main purpose, the development of SISGAAz In the midst of the information revolu-
ating jobs and developing the country. strategic programs of the MB, Andrade, also contributes to the prosperity of ST&I in tion of a network society “[…] el proce-
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In addition, the use of satellites and the Rocha and Franco (2019) reported that Brazil, considering the processes of nation- so de liberación, para poder realizarse ple-
consequent development of software to SISGAAz stands out for its scientific-tech- alization of components and technology namente, necesita utilizar esas poderosas
obtain data should prioritize the hiring of nological intensity, in a broader context of transfer, foreseen in the program, where a herramientas de transformación que son
companies and national resources, avoiding approximation between ST&I and national great technological drag is estimated (AN- la ciencia y la tecnología modernas [the
any vulnerability, given the loss of autono- defense policies, prioritizing autonomy in DRADE, FRANCO & HILLEBRAND, 2019, liberation process, in order to be fully re-
my resulting from the lack of control over the development of defense technologies, p. 27), in addition to contributing to the alized, needs to use these powerful tools
the work (ANDRADE, ROCHA, & FRANCO, systems and products, but with multiple strengthening of deterrence, translated into of transformation that are modern sci-
2019), which can be a significant force in applications, endogenously and, therefore, the development of monitoring and control ence and technology]” (HERRERA, 2015,
encouraging the IDB. To give greater reli- with the expectation of technological drag, capabilities in maritime, terrestrial, air, cyber p. 49). And for that, the Brazilian people
ability to the secrecy of the Brazilian State’s in addition to the consequent emergence space, and other areas of interest, since: must become aware of the importance of
strategic and military communications, of new demands for the resulting services, the sea and its defense through a trained
the implementation of the Geostationary mainly in the areas of civil engineering, deterrence must be the first strategic and qualified, efficient and effective Naval
Communication Satellite (SGDC-1 ) in transport, security and clean energy. In this posture to be considered for the de- Power , which, in part, translates into in-
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2017 raised the level of security, in addition context, research and development, as well fense of national interests. The explora- vestments in programs such as SISGAAz,
to allowing the provision of high-speed as defense-related military acquisitions, tion and exploitation of Amazônia Azul participating in the fulfillment of national
Internet to remote regions, meeting both have been an important source of techno- (Blue Amazon) and the use of maritime strategic objectives and, above all, for a
civil (K-band ) and military (X-band ) ap- logical development in a wide spectrum of communication lines in the South At- more sovereign Brazil (ISSMAEL JUNIOR,
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plications (GERALDO & COSSUL, 2017 and sectors, representing an important part of lantic will continue to be vital for the 2016, p. 154), to contribute as an inte-
DEMENICIS, 2019) in areas of interest in industrial production (RUTTAN, 2006, p. 5), development of Brazil, requiring the grating and catalyst vector of Brazilian
the South Atlantic, such as Trindade Island, contributing, in this sense, as a catalyst for intensification of capabilities to provide technological development and, above all,
São Pedro and São Paulo Archipelago and the Blue Economy. Maritime Security (Brazil, 2020, p. 33). of its Blue Economy.

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