Future battle field environments are drastically changing due to the introduction of new tech
nology. At the same time developed countries are not willing to transfer core technologies. What is more, Korea's national defense research and development environment is rapidly changing due to changes in the domestic security environment, radical changes in science and technology, and improvements in national R&D capabilities. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration plans to continually expand national defense research and develop
ment along with core technology development to ensure our armed forces are highly develop
ed elite forces as well as build independent defense power.

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• Long-term
  Improve development capability of advanced weapon core technology through the selection and concentration.
  
  Mid-term
  Implement independent development capability at the same level of advanced countries

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• Localization of 10 sophisticated weapon systems, and self-reliance of
  10core technologies through the selection and concentration
  Expansion of R&D investment for the national defense to develop
  advanced weapon systems domestically
  Improvement of conducting system for the R&D
  Establishment of the principle pre-technology development and post-
  system development
  Active execution of ACTD(Advanced Concept Technology
  Demonstration) program
  Encouraging industry, university, research institutes and innovative
  small and medium enterprises to participate in the national defense
  R&D
  Reinforcement of M&S, interoperability, S/W research infrastructure

In order to sustain economic growth and develop our country's national competitiveness in this ever competing world, we should develop domestic technology first. Therefore, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, to effectively perform industry creation, pro
duction, and acquisition, will first adopt civil standards when there are two different standards between national defense and civil groups and find a way to use national defense and civil technologies in a cooperative fashion. What is more, by pursuing the development of joint technology of national defense and civil groups at a pan-government level, it will maximize the synergistic effect of research and development and raise the effectiveness of technology investment.

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• Long-term
  Improve domestic development level through domestic R&D preferred policy
  Mid-term
  Obtain core force development ability to establish self-defense potential
  

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• Establishment of fundamental guideline for localization and
  systematization
  Reinforcement of the cooperation system with other related authorities

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration will reinforce collaboration with national science and technology within national science and technology innovation systems in order to establish and execute national defense research, development methods and prepare the foundation for the promotion of national defense science and technology.

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• Long-term
  Establish the infrastructure of technology innvation for the national defense
  Mid-term
  Accomplish a pivotal role of the defense science and technology in the national science and technology

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• Reinforcement of the connection with national science and technology
  council
  Promotion of a large-scale acquisition program as a national strategic
  program
  Promotion of the technical cooperation for civil-military
  Complementation of the national defense technology and information
  integrated management system and connection with national science
  and technology intergrated information system

Because of recent changes in the domestic and international defense industry environment, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration will abolish it policy of defense industry protection and nurturing. This policy weakens the competitiveness of the existing defense industry and abolishing it will help develop a reasonable defense industry based on competi
tion. However, in the event that the current system becomes extremely competitive, DAPA will encourage the industry not to hoard their know-how and invested facilities. In that situation, DAPA will also establish a system that will protect small and medium enterprises with relatively weak competitiveness and duplicated investment due to over-heated compe
tition. Furthermore, DAPA plans to manage items requiring secure acquisition such as major strategic weapon systems so as not to create any problems regarding the war potential of the armed forces.

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• Long-term
  Promote management rationalization of defence industry based on competitiveness
  Mid-term
  Settle the technical innovative defense industry equipped with international competitiveness
  
  
  

• 
• Reinforcement of the connection with national science and technology council
  Promotion of a large-scale acquisition program as a national strategic
  program
  Promotion of the technical cooperation for civil-military
  Complementation of the national defense technology and information
  integrated management system and connection with national science
  and technology intergrated information system

Defense industry product export is one of the objectives of the establishment of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration. DAPA plans to foster pan-governmental international cooperation along with a market expansion system to increase export. It will also support the export marketing departments of each defense industry enterprise as well as promote association with the KOTRA. The National Assembly, the government, the armed forces, and industry will concentrate all their efforts and seek distinctive export revitalization methods for each country.

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• Long-term
  Establish export strategy and support system to achieve the target amount of exports (1 billion US dollars) in defense industry
  Mid-term
  Change into export-oriented system to rank top ten in exports of defense industry
  
  

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• Selection of strategic products for an export and establishment of
  support strategy for the defense industry
  Joint marketing for an export with the government, military,
  development agencies, and companies
  Reinforcement of task force organization to support export of the
  defense industry
  Financial support to promote an export in the defense industry