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3. Strengthening National Defense R&D Capabilities

Improving the National Defense The MND and the DAPA are innovating
R&D Execution System the national defense R&D system to
effectively prepare for future wars, where
advanced technologies will dictate the patterns of warfare.
The current characteristic of defense R&D can be defined as a "pursuit type"
focused on developing technologies necessary for the weapons systems for which the
requirements have already been determined. In the future, however, national defense
R&D will be improved to a "leading type" that enables creative and challenging
technology development where advanced technologies of the Fourth Industrial
Revolution create the requirements for weapons systems. Pursuant to the "Act on
the Promotion of Innovation in Defense Science and Technology", the MND and the
DAPA plan to expand the "future challenge defense technology development" system Chapter 5
and enhance the strategic technology planning through the principle of selection and
concentration by selecting weapons systems subject to key planning in the future.
Moreover, through the allocation of roles for each institution, the ADD will focus
on defense research capabilities required for the development of future core and

new technologies including the implementation of the future challenging defense
technology development project. The DTAQ, on the other hand, will strengthen the
management of military supplies and defense technologies by exclusively conducting
defense quality control and reliability evaluation, research and prediction of defense
technologies, and planning, analysis, and evaluation of technologies.

Expanding the Utilization of The MND and the DAPA will develop a
National R&D Capabilities in the more open and flexible defense R&D
Domain of Defense program to encourage civilian partici-

pation and expand the military use of
outstanding civilian technologies. First, a method of agreement with the private
sector will be adopted in the f eld of technology development, while the scope of the
"diligent performance recognition program" will be extended. The MND and the
DAPA will provide the means of actively bringing the capabilities of the private
sector into the defense sector, including co-ownership of R&D outcomes, access to
defense R&D infrastructure for civilian entities, and support for technologies of
which there is a lack of through government-private joint R&D.
Furthermore, the MND and the DAPA plan to set up a cooperation system where
national R&D capabilities can be utilized. First, national R&D capabilities are being

Chapter 5. Establishing a Fair, Transparent, and Efficient National Defense Operation System