• Defense and Technology
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• no.9 s.103
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• pp.11-15
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• 1987

• Convergence Security Journal
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• v.14 no.3_1
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• pp.35-44
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• 2014

It has been shown that the lack of sufficient defense industry cooperation between Korea and the US. The severe imbalance in defense trade between tow countries and Korea's weak defense industrial base has been a problem. This paper suggests the enhancement of defense industry cooperation with the US as a defense policy. The US policy has been changed to utilize the globalization of defense industries. The following cases were analyzed to show the policy change; The security of supply arrangement with 6 countries, the defense cooperation treaty with the United Kingdom and Australia. the defense Memorandum of Understanding with 23 countries, and the international cooperation with 8 countries for F-35 JSF program. Korea government needs to sign a defense MOU with U.S. and the defense industries are recommended to increase the opportunities of weapon system co-development and co-production. So that the Korea defense industry may improve competitiveness and to overcome the current weaknesses.

• Convergence Security Journal
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.27-35
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• 2013

There has been a adverse balance between Korea and U.S. in defense trade. This paper investigates the current status of the defense trade imbalance in terms of numerical values, and also analyzes the institutionalized barriers to Korea defense exporters imposed by laws and regulations. It is found that the amount of Korea defense import is several tenfold that of the export to U.S. in 2011. The barriers are analyzed to be the american laws and regulations. The buy american act is applied to the U.S government procurements and the Berry amendment is applied to the defense procurements. These two laws has been implemented by the defense federal acquisition regulation which allows U.S. Dept. of Defense to buy only american products. To overcome the barriers, Korea ought to sign a defense MOU with U.S., so that the buy american act and the Berry amendment can be waived.

• Defense and Technology
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• no.12 s.202
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• pp.44-49
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• 1995

한반도를 둘러싼 주변국들은 냉전체제의 붕괴와는 상관없이 끊임없는 군비경쟁을 추구하고 있다. 또한 세계는 경제 및 과학기술의 무한 경쟁시대로 돌입하여 치열한 싸움을 계속하고 있다. 따라서 군사력과 과학기술력의 바탕없이는 냉혹한 국제사회에서 존립하기 힘들고 많은 불이익을 감수할 수 밖에 없는 상황이다. 우리의 당면 과제는 국방기술 특히 민수기술과 호환가능 민.군 공용기술(Dual-use Technology) 개발이 절실히 요구되고 있다. 더욱이 우르과이라운드(UR) 타결이후 국방기술 연구투자의 당위성은 더욱 힘을 얻고 있다. 우리의 방위산업은 70년대 이래 기본병기의 국산화와 자주국방에 크게 기여해 왔다. 그러나 국방비 삭감압력과 군 소요 부족으로 인해 가동률 저하와 MOU에 의한 미국의 제3국 수출동의 제도에 막혀 심각한 위기상황에 직면하고 있다. 이제는 어떤 변화가 절실히 요구되고 있다. 기본적 개념부터 혁신이 뒤따라야 한다. 이에 올 한해 동안 방산정책을 제시하고 돌파구를 마련하는데 제언을 아끼지 않으신 각계인사의 고견을 되새겨 본다.