South Korea launches new military technology agency

摘要

South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 21 May the formal inauguration of its new agency to support the development of the country's defence technology and industry base.DAPA said the remit of the Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology Planning and Advancement (KRIT) is to modernise the country's system for defence technology planning and management, strengthen the domestic defence industry, increase the international competitiveness of South Korean military technologies, and support industrial expansion in overseas markets.Young-il Lim，president of KRIT, told Janes in a recent interview that its mission is to "become the leading research institute for defence technology and defence-industry innovation". Its core roles, he said, "are to plan, manage, and evaluate future defence technologies and enable the national defence industry to become globally competitive".