What are the characteristics of military industry?

1. The attitude of the government is the decisive factor affecting the industry. Unlike other industries, the military industry is completely influenced and controlled by the government. The country is the only demander of the final products of military industry, and also controls the import and export of the final products.

2. It has a strong periodicity. The reason for the periodic change of the military industry is the periodic change of the national demand for the military industry. Different from other products, the end products in the military field are consumed in a single way, mainly in wars or military exercises, and the natural elimination period of products is long;

3. Small core, big cooperation, industrial structure of integration of defense and civilian technologies. From upstream to downstream, the military industry includes three parts: devices, subsystems and assembly. The further down the industrial chain, the higher the industrial concentration, the higher the degree of monopoly and industrial barriers.

4. The military industry has great civilian prospects. The military industry has strong technical strength, and many advanced technologies are applied in the military field for the first time.