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ment, and supplies necessary to conduct war in accordance with wartime require-
ments and current capabilities while improving procurement, maintenance support,
and logistics systems in an innovative way.
First, to guarantee the operating rate of equipment during wartime and peacetime,
the ROK Armed Forces has been improving core maintenance capabilities and
maintenance environment through smart factories and remote maintenance support
systems using the core technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The ROK
Armed Forces also has established maintenance support system based on civilian-
military cooperation to resolve logistics support issues exceeding the military’s
maintenance capability, and has been pursuing logistics support projects based on
performance-based logistics (PBL).
In order to secure an independent munitions support capability in preparation for
wartime OPCON transition, the ROK Armed Forces has acquired critical munitions
necessary for operations and established and implemented policies on storage
management, performance maintenance, and explosives disposal support.
The ROK Armed Forces will further reinforce its sustainment capabilities by
integrating and utilizing resources available at home and abroad as well as expanding
international logistics cooperation.

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