Defense Acquisition Program Administration

Defense Acquisition Program Administration
Hangul	방위사업청
Hanja	防衛事業廳
Revised Romanization	Bangwi Saeopcheong
McCune–Reischauer	Pangwi Saŏpch'ŏng

Defense Acquisition Program Administration
방위사업청; Bangwi Saeopcheong
	Emblem of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration
Agency overview
Formed	1 January 2006
Jurisdiction	Government of South Korea
Headquarters	Building #3,4, Government Complex-Gwacheon, 47, Gwanmun-ro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea; 37.4253371°N 126.9836011°E
Employees	1,638 (2023)
Annual budget	₩16.91 trillion ; US$12.4 billion (2023)
Agency executives	Eom Dong-hwan, Minister; Kang Hwan-seug, Vice Minister;
Parent department	Ministry of National Defense
Child agencies	Agency for Defense Development; Defense Agency for Technology and Quality;
Website	Official DAPA website in English ; Official DAPA website in Korean

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA, Korean: 방위사업청; Hanja: 防衛事業廳; RR: Bangwi Saeopcheong) was founded on 1 January 2006 as part of a comprehensive reform of the defense acquisition project, including the introduction and development of military equipments, and is a central administrative agency of the South Korean Ministry of National Defense. The DAPA has exclusive authority to plan and budget defense development and procurement programs for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces and to enact Korean Defense Specifications (KDS). Sub-agencies of DAPA include the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) responsible for defense development and Defense Agency for Technology and Quality (DTaQ) responsible for defense improvement programs and defense quality certification tests.

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