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2. Major Force Enhancement Projects and 2019 – 2023
Defense Mid-Term Force Enhancement Plan

| 2017 Force Enhancement Projects | The 2017 defense budget amounted to KRW 40.3

trillion, of which KRW 12.2 trillion was allocated to the force enhancement budget, representing
a 4.5% increase from 2016. The major force enhancement projects for 2017 are shown in [Chart
4-7].

[ Chart 4-7 ] Major Force Buildup Projects in 2017

Weapons Systems Ongoing Projects New Projects
High-altitude reconnaissance

Battlefield Awareness/
unmanned aerial vehicle Upgrade of the Military Information
Command and Control,
Tactical Information Communication Management System
Communications
Network (TICN)
Explosives detection and removal
K-2 tank, large attack helicopter
robot (R&D)
Maneuver/Fires 230mm Multiple-Launch Rocket
Unmanned lightweight combat
System (MLRS)
vehicle (R&D)
Gwanggaeto III–class destroyer
Maritime Assets (Batch II) Maritime patrol aircraft II
Jangbogo III–class submarine (Batch I)
F-35A
Air Assets Precision approach radar (PAR)
Aerial refueling tanker

| 2018 Force Enhancement Projects | The 2018 defense budget amounted to KRW 43.2
trillion, of which KRW 13.5 trillion was allocated to the force enhancement budget, representing

a 10.8% increase from 2017. The major force enhancement projects for 2018 are shown in [Chart
4-8].

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