Investigate the Impacts of Foresight on Technological Innovation to Develop Technological and Strategic Intelligence in Defense Organizations

uncertainty, constant external developments, changes in future economic conditions and lack of comprehensive structure have led to the expansion of foresight activities and the attention of organizations. The purpose of foresight is to identify areas of strategic research and new technologies, and the success of organizations requires a time horizon based on technological innovation and the proper allocation of resources. the importance of appropriate policy-making in improving the technological innovation of defense organizations. the present study investigates the future effects of innovation on innovation.

The purpose of this study is applied and in terms of nature and method of data collection, descriptive- a survey. The statistical population consists of 330 experts, academics and managers of defense organizations. The sampling method is simple and the data collection tool is a questionnaire. This study was used by structural equation modeling and LISREL software for data analysis. Funding: The results showed that foresight has a positive and significant effect on technological innovation. Also, the effect of the foresight variable on strategic and technological intelligence is significant. Besides, all research hypotheses are confirmed.

gaining competitive advantage and survival of defense organizations through continuous improvement of the technological innovation process is providing a framework for implementing foresight capabilities and developing strategic intelligence.