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Defense Acquisition Program Administration

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Defense Acquisition Program Administration
방위사업청
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Emblem of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration
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Agency overview
Formed1 January 2006; 20 years ago (2006-01-01)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
HeadquartersBuilding #3,4, Government Complex-Gwacheon, 47, Gwanmun-ro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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Employees1,638 (2023)[1]
Annual budget16.91 trillion
US$12.4 billion (2023)[4]
Agency executives
Parent departmentMinistry of National Defense
Child agencies
WebsiteOfficial DAPA website in English
Official DAPA website in Korean
Korean name
Hangul
방위사업청
Hanja
防衛事業廳
RRBangwi saeopcheong
MRPangwi saŏpch'ŏng

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA, Korean방위사업청) is a central administrative agency of the South Korean Ministry of National Defense. It was founded on 1 January 2006 as part of a comprehensive reform of defense acquisition, including the introduction and development of military equipment.[5][6][7] The DAPA has exclusive authority to plan and budget defense development and procurement programs for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces and to enact Korean Defense Specifications (KDS). Sub-agencies of DAPA include the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) responsible for defense development and Defense Agency for Technology and Quality (DTaQ) responsible for defense improvement programs and defense quality certification tests.[8][9]

DAPA's founding background

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In South Korea, the acquisition and procurement of arms were an important area that required a huge budget and determined national security. South Korea has also made several improvements in the Ministry of National Defense to reform its defense acquisition project in the process of strengthening its defense capabilities. Based on the evaluation results of the Yulgok project, which was a plan to reinforce and modernize the South Korean military, the Ministry of National Defense established an acquisition office in January 1999 by integrating the work related to the introduction of arms into one department.[5][6]

However, as corruption scandals related to the introduction and development of arms continued, efforts to improve the defense procurement system resumed after the inauguration of President Roh Moo-hyun's government. In late December 2003 and late January of the following year, President Roh Moo-hyun ordered improvements to the defense acquisition program, and in early March 2004, the Prime Minister's Office established the Defense Acquisition System Improvement Committee. After that, in early August 2005, a preparatory committee was established to improve the defense acquisition, and on 1 January 2006, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration was founded after reorganization, enactment, and manpower securing.[5][6]

Agencies

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Ministers

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Ministers of the DAPA[10]
Name Took office Left office Note
Kim Jung-il (김정일) January 1, 2006 July 25, 2006 29th Korea Military Academy graduated, Former Korean Army Major General
Lee Sun-hee (이선희) August 9, 2006 March 7, 2008 18th Korea Air Force Academy graduated, Former Korean Air Force Brigadier General
Yang Chi-gyu (양치규) March 8, 2008 January 19, 2009 29th Korea Military Academy graduated, Former Korean Army Major General
Byeon Moo-geun (변무근) January 20, 2009 August 16, 2010 24th Korea Naval Academy graduated, Former Korean Navy Lieutenant General
Jang Soo-man (장수만) August 16, 2010 February 16, 2011 Passed the 15th Korean Fifth Grade Public Service Examination
Noh Dae-lae (노대래) March 18, 2011 March 15, 2013 Passed the 23rd Korean Fifth Grade Public Service Examination, 17th Chairperson of the Fair Trade Commission
Lee Yong-geol (이용걸) April 15, 2013 November 18, 2014 Passed the 23rd Korean Fifth Grade Public Service Examination
Jang Myeong-jin (장명진) November 19, 2014 July 19, 2017 12th Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) graduated, Former ADD researcher
Jeon Je-guk (전제국) August 7, 2017[11] August 30, 2018 Passed the 22nd Korean Fifth Grade Public Service Examination
Wang Jung-hong (왕정홍) August 31, 2018[12] December 24, 2020 Passed the 29th Korean Fifth Grade Public Service Examination
Kang Eun-ho (강은호) December 25, 2020 June 22, 2022 Passed the 33rd Korean Fifth Grade Public Service Examination, Former Korean Army Lieutenant
Eom Dong-hwan (엄동환) June 23, 2022 February 18, 2024 44th Korea Military Academy graduated, Former Korean Army Brigadier General
Seok Jong-gun (석종건) February 19, 2024 Incumbent 45th Korea Military Academy graduated, Former Korean Army Major General

Defense Acquisition Program Promotion Committee

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In order to deliberate upon and coordinate major policies, management of financial resources and other purposes for the promotion of defense acquisition programs, the Defense Acquisition Program Promotion Committee was placed under the control of the Minister of National Defense.[13] Through the Committee, with the minister of National Defense as chairman, project promotion methods and model decisions are discussed and adjusted and defense capacity improvement projects are implemented.

Major procurement programs

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DAPA currently manages 1064 items of variety defense procurement programs.[14] Examples of current and past procurement programs include:[15]

Infantry weapon

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Missile systems[16]

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Missile defense systems[17]

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  • M-SAM medium-range surface-to-air guided weapon system based on technology from the 9M96 missile used on S-350E and S-400 missile systems
    • Cheongung-II enhanced medium-range surface-to-air guided weapon system
  • Haegung (K-SAAM) surface-to-air anti missile system
  • Cheonma (Pegasus) short-range surface-to-air missile system
  • Shingung (KP-SAM) shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile
  • L-SAM multi-layered missile defense system

Ground weapon systems[18]

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Maritime and underwater weapon systems[19]

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Aircraft and UAV systems[20]

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Surveillance and reconnaissance systems[21]

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Command and control and information warfare systems[22]

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  • Tactical Information Communications Network (TICN)
  • Joint Tactical Data Link System (JTDLS)
  • Air Defense Command Control and Alert (ADC2A) system
  • Airborne ELINT pod system
  • Tactical communication Electronic Warfare (EW) system-II (TLQ-200K)
  • Airborne Electronic Countermeasure (ECM) pod system (ALQ-200)
  • Shipboard electronic warfare system (SLQ-200K)
  • Advanced SIGINT aircraft system

Space technologies[23]

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  • Reconnaissance space-based surveillance and reconnaissance system
  • Small satellite system
  • Military satellite communication system-I
    • Military satellite communication system-II

Core technologies[24]

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Future technologies[25]

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Other

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See also

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References

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