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The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) is a central administrative agency of the South Korean Ministry of National Defense. Founded in 2006, DAPA is responsible for planning, budgeting, and executing defense development and procurement programs for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, including space technologies. It aims to enhance South Korea's defense capabilities, foster the defense industry, and promote civil-military technological cooperation through research and development and the acquisition of weapon systems. DAPA also works to establish space industry standards and certification systems to bolster domestic production of space components.
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KAI nominated former Defense Acquisition Program Administration official Kim Jong-chul as its new CEO in late February 2026.
The Canadian Commercial Corporation and the Government of Korea through the Defense Acquisition Program Administration signed a Letter of Intent on November 10, 2025 to facilitate bilateral cooperation.
In November 2025 the Canadian government reached a collaborative agreement with South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) related to next-generation commercial space systems.
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration and the Korea AeroSpace Administration will evaluate flight-ready hardware for the SAR program in October 2026.
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration announced in 2022 a plan to launch five 425 Project satellites with SpaceX through 2025, four with synthetic aperture radar payloads and one with an optical/infrared payload.
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration signed a $13,900,000 contract with Satrec Initiative in October to develop a space weather forecast system.
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration signed a $13,900,000 contract with Satrec Initiative to develop a space weather forecast system.
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) plans to invest 16 trillion won over the next 10 years to bolster South Korea’s defense capabilities in outer space.
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration unveiled a roadmap on 2021-08-19 to bolster South Korea’s space defense capabilities.