Defence and strategy

Josef PROCHÁZKA

There is a reaction of the author of this article on the riche and very interesting discussion on the matter of the outsourcing implementation in the armed forces. Discussion occurred among the colloquium participants with the topic “State Defense Economy and Its Control” organized by the Military Academy in Brno in February 2003. The participants opinion exchange focused on outsourcing possibilities as a new tool in satisfying needs of reformed and profesionalised armed forces, main definitions, involved risks, expectations, valuable abroad experience and possible field of activities, which could be managed by the private industry instead of the military.