Classification of sources of innovation in the military-industrial complex

The transition to innovative development of enterprises of the military-industrial complex suggests a wide distribution of innovation activity. Its role in the economy is improvement of management quality, its technological and commercial structure, marketing and sale of products, goods, services, forms of organization and production management. The military-industrial complex (MIC) is a part of the industrial complex in the country specializing on research, development and manufacturing of defense products and components for the Russian Armed Forces and other security agencies of the state. Innovative activity for the enterprises of defense industry is an important means of adaptation of economy in accordance with requirements of the time. Innovative activity in modern conditions is the most costly for the development of the perfect models of equipment on the existing level of knowledge, but with far-reaching possibilities in field equipment and in product sales. The first step in organization and management of innovation processes generating the use of science is the formation of ideas. Ideas can come from many different sources. The article is devoted to the study and classification of sources of innovation for enterprises of military-industrial complex. For classification of sources a matrix that includes both internal and external, and collective and individual sources of ideas has been developed. The classification of sources of innovation can effectively help to manage the company staff, including motivation of employees to further promotion of certain employees or groups of employees who are able to make the greatest contribution to the process of generating new ideas. The results will allow company managers to make a choice of strategy of innovative development of enterprises based on the availability of sources of innovation for companies. In the article the reasons of the choice between strategy technology push and market pull are given.