ABSTRACT
International cooperation in aerospace R&D is widespread, particularly in the most theoretical stages of basic research and applied research. This chapter discusses the nature of R&D and surveys the types of organizations involved. It explores recent studies that map international sharing of technical research publications and international interactions among research institutions. It also discusses recent concealed payments by China to Western academics to obtain technology in apparent violation of national export laws. Also examined are progressive efforts by the European Union to formally organize and promote collaborative aerospace R&D among member nations. Principal subjects are:
conceptualizing progressive levels of R&D
structural forms of international cooperative R&D activity
joint research programs
information exchange programs
personnel exchanges
shared facilities
types of aerospace R&D organizations
company research facilities
government laboratories and research facilities
government-funded R&D centers operated by the private sector
independent university research facilities
independent laboratories and research institutes
international cooperation in aerospace research: current and past practices, evolving institutional structures
international collaboration networks with document frequency
collaboration networks among institutions
recent initiatives by China to illegally fund technical research in the US and EU
product development
collaborative research initiatives in civil aerospace promoted by the European Union
collaborative European military aerospace research initiatives outside the EU structure
