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1979, the PNM emerged with the purpose the surveillance and defense of the Amazônia When new perspectives and fields open the scientific-technological possibilities of
of achieving mastery of the fuel cycle and Azul (Blue Amazon), the PNM generally results up or combine to create the conditions for the native IDB, so that government invest-
building a nuclear power plant - the Nucle- in relevant impacts in the technological and the development of new platforms and ments result in leveraging the capacity of
ar Energy Generation Laboratory, which will productive areas of the country. In this sense, combat systems, solutions and equipment the defense industry, in other words, eco-
serve as the base for the reactor of the coun- among its externalities, the development of based on new technologies emerge, such nomic activity. The externalities of Defense
try’s first conventional nuclear-powered sub- several items and employment systems in the as artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, programs bring direct benefits to the coun-
marine. The development of the PNM, there- national industry, such as special alloy steels, the military internet of things (IoMT), as try and include effects of technological drag
fore, is fundamental for the results of PRO- polymeric materials, digital control systems, well as increasingly autonomous systems, and spin off, allowing, in the limit, a better
SUB, especially with regard to the construc- among others, stands out, increasing the including lethal ones (LAWS). insertion of the country in the competitive
tion of the conventional nuclear-powered training of Brazilian national industry. In this scenario, it is important to have and closed international defense market.
submarine Álvaro Alberto (SN-10) (BRASIL, As one of the three strategic sectors a strategic planning system capable of rec- The investments in defense currently
2016; MARINHA DO BRASIL, 2018). foreseen in the National Defense Strategy, onciling the dominant strategic thinking underway, some of which were highlighted
Intrinsically related, PROSUB and PNM alongside cyber and space, the nuclear sec- in the country, revealed by the high-level in this chapter, reflect public policies in this
are subordinated programs to the General tor has achieved important recent advances conditioning documents. It is equally im- direction, which are revealed through the
Directorate of Nuclear and Technological and provided relevant progress in ST&I in portant that, through appropriate meth- regulatory frameworks developed in recent
Development of the Navy (DGDNTM). Co- Brazil and, at the same time, in the nation- odology, this thinking is transformed into decades, such as the innovation law, the
ordinated by the Navy Technological Center al industry. The development of advanced a configuration of forces, with means that defense promotion law and the new mile-
in São Paulo (CTMSP), the PNM is mainly technologies adds to the achievement of contribute to solving the national strategic stone of CT&I (Science, Technology and In-
developed at the Aramar Nuclear Industri- international prestige, resulting from the equation. Just as important is the ability to novation) in Brazil.
al Center (CINA). It is noteworthy, in this mastery of nuclear technology and actions efficiently allocate resources to derivative The future of the Brazilian defense indus-
sense, that Brazil is part of the select group such as the construction of the first Brazilian projects, which implies not only availability, trial base will, to a large extent, be a function
of countries that currently hold the techno- conventional nuclear-powered submarine, but also long-term budget stability, charac- of recognition by society, through its repre-
logical mastery of all stages of the nuclear that will guarantee a more robust presence teristic of large programs and projects for sentation bodies, in addition to awareness
fuel cycle (LANA, 2014; CNEN, 2017). in the South Atlantic and increase its deter- obtaining defense products. of the strategic contribution that this sector
In addition to guaranteeing the achieve- rence and area denial capacity (ANDRADE; It should be noted that the technological provides to Security, Defense and, impor-
ment of PROSUB and contributing directly to BARROS-PLATIAU; HILLEBRAND, 2020). orders generated must be compatible with tantly, highlight, for the national economy.

4. Outlook 5. Final considerations

The accelerated march of science in production chains associated with the IDB, The importance of maritime spaces and against threats to Brazilian interests and
the 21st century allows us to foresee tech- promoting incentives for the productive the sustainable use of their resources will good order at sea, or in the “safety” aspect,
nological innovations of military appli- arrangements necessary to meet the de- remain paradigmatic in the 21st century, as focusing on the safety of maritime activities
cation, some with the potential to break mands for materials and services associated science instruments, enables and intensi- and the safeguarding of human life at sea.
with previous models. In order to reduce with Security and Defense in the maritime fies man-sea interactions. It should be added that the mainte-
technological gaps, emerging countries domain. In this sense, a positive example The Armed Forces in general, and the nance of good order at sea encompasses
are challenged to invest in the production can be cited with the formation of the clus- Navy in particular, contribute in two ways to the implementation of laws and regula-
and absorption of knowledge that will al- ter economy focused on the Naval Industry, the Economy of the Sea. On the one hand, tions aimed at combating illicit acts and
low them to reduce external dependence. as is the initiative of the “Rio de Janeiro Na- ensuring the necessary security environment preserving the maritime environment, pillars
The Defense sector’s strategic programs and val Technological Cluster” (CTN-RJ - Cluster for economic activity in the maritime do- for the development of the Blue Economy.
projects have the potential to stimulate the Tecnológico Naval do Rio de Janeiro). main, whether in the “security” aspect, In this sense, the strategic programs and

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