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Table V

Creation of ideas in the Brazilian army

Project	Need	Creation of ideas
ASTROS 2020	To provide means capable of bringing long-range shooting support with high precision and lethality to land forces	Several technologies used around the world, and understanding the demands made by the force
Cyber Defense	To ensure the defense (safeguard) of online digital means (cybernetic), governmental or not	It emerged from the idea to develop a protection system to store data on the Brazilian army and institutional websites, especially for the World Cup and the Olympics
Anti-Aircraft Defense	To provide the land force with the capacity to meet the defense demands of the land strategic structures of the country	Stemming from the adjustment of anti-aircraft artillery units
PROTEGER	To increase the capacity of the Brazilian army to coordinate operations to protect the society	Stemming from society protection ideas, as well as strategic structures, considering the increasing need for protection
Guarani	To turn the infantry military organizations into modernized cavalry organizations	It emerged from the idea to promote greater mobility, armored protection and shooting power
OCOP	To provide operational units with military equipment	It emerged from the idea to adjust the weaponry and equipment used by the Brazilian army; i.e. to modernize the Brazilian army according to current needs
SISFRON	To monitor 22,000 km borders	It emerged from the idea to improve the control of accessing the Brazilian border
Common features of the projects
Ideas created through information obtained from exchange programs and informational reports (RIDOP) The ideation of the seven projects occurred due to the need to provide the army with new capabilities, looking for improvements that could be used in the entire force The transformation conception of the army does not refer only to the modernization of existing materials, but to the development of new capabilities, which indicates the accomplishment of the innovation required

Project	Need	Creation of ideas
ASTROS 2020	To provide means capable of bringing long-range shooting support with high precision and lethality to land forces	Several technologies used around the world, and understanding the demands made by the force
Cyber Defense	To ensure the defense (safeguard) of online digital means (cybernetic), governmental or not	It emerged from the idea to develop a protection system to store data on the Brazilian army and institutional websites, especially for the World Cup and the Olympics
Anti-Aircraft Defense	To provide the land force with the capacity to meet the defense demands of the land strategic structures of the country	Stemming from the adjustment of anti-aircraft artillery units
PROTEGER	To increase the capacity of the Brazilian army to coordinate operations to protect the society	Stemming from society protection ideas, as well as strategic structures, considering the increasing need for protection
Guarani	To turn the infantry military organizations into modernized cavalry organizations	It emerged from the idea to promote greater mobility, armored protection and shooting power
OCOP	To provide operational units with military equipment	It emerged from the idea to adjust the weaponry and equipment used by the Brazilian army; i.e. to modernize the Brazilian army according to current needs
SISFRON	To monitor 22,000 km borders	It emerged from the idea to improve the control of accessing the Brazilian border
Common features of the projects
Ideas created through information obtained from exchange programs and informational reports (RIDOP)The ideation of the seven projects occurred due to the need to provide the army with new capabilities, looking for improvements that could be used in the entire forceThe transformation conception of the army does not refer only to the modernization of existing materials, but to the development of new capabilities, which indicates the accomplishment of the innovation required