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established, and the budget for self-development activities, such as learning foreign
languages and obtaining certifications, was also increased.
The MND evenly drew up a budget for all elements of cyber-operations such as
surveillance and defense in cyberspace and a budget to prime reserve forces into elite
force such as adjusting the compensation fee for mobilization training to a realistic
level, introducing science and technology in reserve military training, and supplying
sufficient equipment and materials to mobilization units.
The force enhancement budget was increased by 1.9% to KRW 17 trillion
compared to the previous year. The budget was formulated with a set of objectives
including the establishment of a response system against omnidirectional threats,
reinforcement of national defense R&D capabilities, and ensuring the conditions for
stable production in the defense industry.
A total of KRW 6.2 trillion has been allocated to secure the capability to respond
to nuclear and WMD threats and to establish a base force for surveillance,
reconnaissance, and command and control, including KRW 2.3 trillion for the
continuous reinforcement of the core capabilities of the ROK Armed Forces in leading
combined defense. A budget of KRW 6.3 trillion has been allocated to guarantee the
conditions for the reorganization of military structure following defense reform, and
another KRW 4.3 trillion to enhance national defense R&D capabilities.
The MND allocated KRW 209.9 billion to respond to diverse threats including
cyber and space threats and terrorism and to enhance the country̕s disaster support
capabilities, KRW 1.47 trillion to increase the capability to develop advanced
weapons such as future strategic technologies and manned and unmanned complex

systems that will lead the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and another
KRW 96.8 billion to foster and build the defense industry base to support the
transformation of the domestic defense industry into an export-oriented structure
and to create high-quality jobs.

Mid-Term Defense Plan for The Mid-Term Defense Plan is a blueprint for
2021–2025 the formation and operation of military forces
over the next five years in response to current
and anticipated future threats and to the changes in the security environment.
The Mid-Term Defense Plan for 2021-2025 efficiently allocates financial resources
to maintain the National Defense Policy for 2019-2033, the Basic Plan for Defense
Reform 2.0, and the basis of policy tasks. The plan also aims to actively respond to
changes in the security environment such as the recent COVID-19 outbreak and to
promote policy tasks.

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