REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

www.mod.gov.rs

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Material Resources Sector

Defensive Technologies Department

Military Technical Institute

www.vti.mod.gov.rs

APPLICATION OF INNOVATION STANDARDS IN THE FIELD OF WEAPONRY AND MILITARY EQUIPMENT

DUŠAN RAJIĆ

Innovation Centre of Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, rajic.dusan1@gmail.com

OBRAD ČABARKAPA

Faculty of Applied Management, Economics and Finance (Belgrade), Academy of Economy University, Novi Sad, obrad.cabarkapa@gmail.com

Abstract: Weaponry and military equipment buyers are increasingly looking for more innovative products, those that are results of a great deal of knowledge and that are more efficient in comparison to other high quality products in the same category. With this aim in view, this paper emphasizes the importance of application of innovation standards TS16555. The listed innovation standards have a potential application in the field of WME (weaponry and military equipment), especially in the sector of production, service delivery, marketing, organization innovation etc. However, introducing the listed standards does not mean that the innovative productivity will automatically increase within business entities. This is why it is also important to introduce creative engineering into everyday practice. It has its mainstay in TRIZ (Theory of Solving Innovative Tasks). TRIZ itself possesses various tools for efficient solving of technical and technological problems of different complexity levels. One of the most important tools is the application of 76 standards. This decision could contribute to the occurrence of innovations in the field of WME, which would be based on science, which would possess a higher innovative level, and as such, have significantly higher chances of success on the world market.

Key words: innovations, weaponry, military equipment, innovation standards, TRIZ, creative engineering.