Defense Acquisition Program Administration
| 방위사업청 | |
Emblem of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration | |
| Agency overview | |
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| 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°25′31″N 126°59′01″E / 37.4253371°N 126.9836011°E |
| Employees | 1,638 (2023) |
| Annual budget | ₩16.91 trillion US$12.4 billion (2023) |
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| Parent department | Ministry of National Defense |
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| Website | Official DAPA website in English Official DAPA website in Korean |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 방위사업청 |
| Hanja | 防衛事業廳 |
| RR | Bangwi saeopcheong |
| MR | Pangwi saŏpch'ŏng |
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA, Korean: 방위사업청) is a central administrative agency of the South Korean Ministry of National Defense. It was founded on 1 January 2006 as part of a comprehensive reform of defense acquisition, including the introduction and development of military equipment. 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.