Русско-англо-русский юридический словарь

Military-industrial complex, network of individuals and institutions involved in the production of weapons and military technologies. The military-industrial complex in a country typically attempts to marshal political support for continued or increased military spending by the national government. (Britannica)

President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of “the military-industrial complex” in his January 1961 farewell address. The term has become a powerful bogeyman, implying a conspiracy between the military and its suppliers to operate in their own interests. But in today’s security environment, Western countries need a military-industrial complex—a real one, not a bogeyman. (WSJ)