Defense Acquisition Program Administration

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA, Korean: 방위사업청; Hanja: 防衛事業廳; RR: Bangwi Saeopcheong) 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. 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.

DAPA's founding background

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.

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.

Agencies

Ministers

Defense Acquisition Program Promotion Committee

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. 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

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

Infantry weapon

Missile systems

Missile defense systems

  • Cheongung-I (KM-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

Maritime and underwater weapon systems

Aircraft and UAV systems

Surveillance and reconnaissance systems

Command and control and information warfare systems

  • 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

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

Core technologies

Future technologies

Other

See also

References

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