Formed January 1, 2006 | ||
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Headquarters 54-99 Duteopbawi-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 140-833, South Korea Agency executives Lee Young-geol, MinisterKim Chul-soo, Deputy Minister Child agencies Agency for Defense DevelopmentDefense Agency for Technology and Quality Website Official DAPA website in KoreanOfficial DAPA website in English |
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA for short) is an executive branch of the South Korean Government. It was established on January 1, 2006 under the Ministry of National Defense for the purpose of administering improvement projects of defense capability, the procurement of munitions, and the fostering of defense industries.
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Defense Acquisition Program Promotion Committee
In order to deliberate upon and coordinate major policies, management of financial resources and other purposes for the promotion of defense acquisition programs, the Defense Acquisition Program Promotion Committee was placed under the control of the Minister of National Defense. Through the Committee, with the minister of National Defense as chairman, project promotion methods and model decisions are discussed and adjusted and defense capacity improvement projects are implemented.
Major Projects
DAPA manages a variety of defense procurement projects. Examples of current and past projects include: