Civil Participation in Military Innovation: Cooperation Between the Defense Industry of Indonesia and Turkey 2010-2018 (Partisipasi Sipil Dalam Inovasi Militer: Kerjasama Industri Pertahanan Indonesia Dan Turki 2010-2018)

Abstract

The study of defense sees that military innovations has a connection to foreign policy; therefore, motivate them to conduct defense diplomacy. However, just few scholars have their concern to defense industry subject, especially amongst middle power and new emerging power. This paper aims to explain the interaction between causal factors and Indonesia’s cooperation policy with Turkey in term of defense industry. The research has found that civilian participation within military innovation and strategic national interests were supposed to be significant determinants which encouraged the state to agree on defense industry cooperation with Turkey. The cooperation included joint research and development, production and potential sale of armaments. The research applied the concept of civil-led military innovation as well as defense diplomacy and argues that Indonesia has been pursuing its defense technology independence. Therefore, it diversifies its defense relation beyond its traditional partners.