• The Korean Journal of Air & Space Law and Policy
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• v.18
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• pp.135-183
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• 2003

Aerospace force is a determining factor in a modem war. The combat field is expanding to space. Thus, the legitimacy of establishing aerospace force is no longer an debating issue, but "how should we establish aerospace force" has become an issue to the military. The standard limiting on the military use of space should be non-aggressive use as asserted by the U.S., rather than non-military use as asserted by the former Soviet Union. The former Soviet Union's argument is not even strongly supported by the current Russia government, and realistically is hard to be applied. Thus, the multi-purpose satellite used for military surveillance or a commercial satellite employed for military communication are allowed under the U.S. principle of peaceful use of space. In this regard, Air Force may be free to develop a military surveillance satellite and a communication satellite with civilian research institute. Although MTCR, entered into with the U.S., restricts the development of space-launching vehicle for the export purpose, the development of space-launching vehicle by the Korea Air Force or Korea Aerospace Research Institute is beyond the scope of application of MTCR, and Air Force may just operate a satellite in the orbit for the military purpose. The primary task for multi-purpose satellite is a remote sensing; SAR sensor with high resolution is mainly employed for military use. Therefore, a system that enables Air Force, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, and Agency for Defense Development to conduct joint-research and development should be instituted. U.S. Air Force has dismantled its own space-launching vehicle step by step, and, instead, has increased using private space launching vehicle. In addition, Military communication has been operated separately from civil communication services or broadcasting services due to the special circumstances unique to the military setting. However, joint-operation of communication facility by the military and civil users is preferred because this reduces financial burden resulting from separate operation of military satellite. During the Gulf War, U.S. armed forces employed commercial satellites for its military communication. Korea's participation in space technology research is a little bit behind in time, considering its economic scale. In terms of budget, Korea is to spend 5 trillion won for 15 years for the space activities. However, Japan has 2 trillion won annul budget for the same activities. Because the development of space industry during initial fostering period does not apply to profit-making business, government supports are inevitable. All space development programs of other foreign countries are entirely supported by each government, and, only recently, private industry started participating in limited area such as a communication satellite and broadcasting satellite, Particularly, Korea's space industry is in an infant stage, which largely demands government supports. Government support should be in the form of investment or financial contribution, rather than in the form of loan or borrowing. Compared to other advanced countries in space industry, Korea needs more budget and professional research staff. Naturally, for the efficient and systemic space development and for the prevention of overlapping and distraction of power, it is necessary to enact space-related statutes, which would provide dear vision for the Korea space development. Furthermore, the fact that a variety of departments are running their own space development program requires a centralized and single space-industry development system. Prior to discussing how to coordinate or integrate space programs between Agency for Defense Development and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, it is a prerequisite to establish, namely, "Space Operations Center"in the Air Force, which would determine policy and strategy in operating space forces. For the establishment of "Space Operations Center," policy determinations by the Ministry of National Defense and the Joint Chief of Staff are required. Especially, space surveillance system through using a military surveillance satellite and communication satellite, which would lay foundation for independent defense, shall be established with reference to Japan's space force plan. In order to resolve issues related to MTCR, Air Force would use space-launching vehicle of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. Moreover, defense budge should be appropriated for using multi-purpose satellite and communication satellite. The Ministry of National Defense needs to appropriate 2.5 trillion won budget for space operations, which amounts to Japan's surveillance satellite operating budges.

• 한국정보컨버전스학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.63-70
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• 2008

The authors, Tom Karygiannis of NIST, and Bernard Eydt, Greg Barber, Lynn Bunn, and Ted Phillips of Booz Allen Hamilton, wish to thank Steven Fick, Rick Korchak, Kate Remley, Jeff Guerrieri, Dylan Williams, Karen Scarfone, and Tim Grance of NIST, and Kenneth Waldrop and Beth Mallory of Booz Allen Hamilton. These individuals reviewed drafts of this document and contributed to its technical content. The authors would also like to express their thanks to several experts for their critical review and feedback on drafts of the publication. These experts include V.C. Kumar of Texas Instruments; Simson Garfinkel of the Naval Postgraduate School; Peter Sand of the Department of Homeland Security; Erika McCallister of MITRE; and several professionals supporting Automatic Identification Technology(AIT) program offices within the Department of Defense(DoD), especially Nicholas Tsougas, Fred Naigle, Vince Pontani, Jere Engelman, and Kathleen Smith. During the public comment period we received helpful comments from the following Federal Government agencies: the US Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Labor, and State; the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; the Office of Management and Budget; and the General Services Administration. We also received several helpful contributions from commercial industry, including comments from EPCglobal, VeriSign, and Priway. Finally, the authors wish to thank the following individuals for their comments and assistance: Brian Tiplady, Daniel Bailey, Paul Dodd, Craig K. Harmon, William MacGregor, Ted Winograd, Russell Lange, Perry F. Wilson, John Pescatore, Ronald Dugger, Stephan Engberg, Morten Borup Harning, Matt Sexton, Brian Cute, Asterios Tsibertzopoulos, Mike Francis, Joshua Slob in, Jack Harris, and Judith Myerson.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.133-143
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• 2021

In government procurement programs, cost estimation and analysis support funding decisions and are the basis for other major decisions, too. Such estimating and analyzing the cost of the weapon systems are crucial in execution of the defense budget. However, existing cost estimations and analyses have focused on domestic R&D projects, thus those are not valid in application to foreign weapon acquisitions. This study aims at foreign weapon systems that are acquired from Direct Commercial Sales. Because the data for price estimation of a foreign weapon is usually not available, we suggest a price estimation model based on performance factors of the weapon. In this study, the proper price of the weapon system is estimated using the parametric cost estimating model. Using the data of helicopter-launched anti-tank guided missiles worldwide, we analyze the effect of each performance factor on the weapon system price by regression analysis, and use step-wise and ridge regression analysis to remove multi-collinearity. This study hopefully contributes to more reasonable decision making on proper price of weapons.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.33-46
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• 2022

This paper, in order to minimize the ground waiting time of an Air tanker, the queuing theory, that is, a queue that calculates the waiting time under single-server and multi-server situations, was used in the study. Since the national budget and resources are limited, the unlimited increase of the logistics support service team is limited. Therefore, the number of logistic support service teams that can adaptively control the ground waiting time according to the wartime preparation stage or war environment was calculated. The results of this study provide a stipulated standard for calculating the optimal number of air tanker logistic support service teams of the Air Force, providing a basis for the logistical commander to assign logistic support service teams to each stage from peacetime to wartime.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.161-169
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• 2009

Republic of Korea is actively adopting IT fusion technologies to achieve the goal of 'Advanced National Defense'. This study is aiming to directly contribute to the ongoing DHRMIS project by analyzing its any discovered and substantial problems as well as suggesting improvements. Current difficulties include the efficient estimation on project cost, the lack of statistics for cross-referencing, the inefficient development methodology, compliance with global quality control standard, and the separated command centers. This study suggests the budget appraisal process prior to the actual execution, the introduce of regulatory business registration system, applying an efficient development methodologies as well as ISO9126 standard for quality control, and a centralized command department. We expect this study would contribute to following researches in advancing our national defense.

• Convergence Security Journal
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.107-113
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• 2022

The AR/VR-based education and training system is expected to contribute greatly to accident prevention and budget reduction as well as practical training effects similar to the battlefield environment. Research to use AR/VR for learning is ongoing, and technology can be improved without experiencing failures that can occur in the real world. Major advanced countries in defense recognized the advantages of AR/VR technology early on, and developed and utilized systems using them in various fields, from mastery of individual weapon system operation to comprehensive combat training systems, war history education, and post-traumatic stress treatment. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the cases of AR/VR application education and training in advanced defense countries and to draw implications for the South Korean military.

• Convergence Security Journal
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.75-84
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• 2022

In the 4th industry, drones are being used while having a close relationship with our lives. The development and use of various drones suggests a new paradigm for the domestic industry in the future, and is expected to become more advanced and scientific. Meanwhile, in the field of defense, efforts are being made in various ways to overcome the social phenomenon of reduced service resources. It is concentrating its efforts on strengthening the national defense power by preparing an exit strategy to supplement the shortage of service resources and to maintain and improve combat power, and by combining various science and technology related to the 4th industry. The military is planning to reinforce its combat power in connection with future industries to effectively respond and perform missions in preparation for the future combat aspects that have been researched and planned, and is planning an unmanned combat system for the science and technology army by investing a separate budget. Therefore, we systematically introduce and utilize drones, which are the core of the unmanned combat system, to create more active combat power and seek countermeasures for the battle vacuum, It is expected to provide a new paradigm for the battlefield when using advanced technology developed in the private sector and grafting it to the military sector.

• Journal of The Korean Institute of Defense Technology
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.1-6
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• 2023

The number of test samples was calculated by setting the reliability growth management test period considering the weapon system development period. The optimal reliability growth management test design condition was 80% reliability, 60% confidence level, and 6 months of test period. At this time, it was analyzed that 4 test samples were required if 0 failure occurred, and 9 test samples were required if 1 failure occurred. Using the method of determining the number of samples presented in this paper, it can be used as a basis for acquiring a budget for the number of samples for reliability growth management when switching from the exploratory development stage to the system development stage.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.263-271
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• 2013

Change orders have been widespread in both the private and public construction sectors. In particular, in the case of G2B (Government to Business) contracts, adjustment of contract price and/or schedule extension is a frequent occurrence due to change orders. To uncover the causes of change orders and suggest an appropriate strategy, this study analyzed 296 cases of change orders in military facility construction projects from 2008 to 2010. The analysis revealed that the major causes of change orders are users' additional requirements (28.38%), a change of finishing materials (23.99%), and change of footing type (17.57%), in that order. Building on the results of this analysis, the authors suggest plans for practical improvements. Specific recommendations include 1) reflect user requirements at the early stage, 2) minimize the use of additional budget due to change orders, and 3) reduce the process and time for contract amendment, among others. The results of this study may provide significant implications to those involved in military construction projects, particularly project owners (i.e., the Ministry of Defense) and contractors.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.137-147
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• 2017

Wartime warship damage rate indicates how much damage of friend warships shall have occurred during naval battles accomplished under specific war operational plans. The wartime damage rate analysis provides the baseline of wartime resources requirements. If wartime damage rate is overestimated, the national finance will get to negative effects because of exceeding the budget for inventory, operation, and maintenance of resources. Otherwise, if wartime damage rate is underestimated, the national defense will lose in the war because of lack of critical resources. In this respect, it is important to estimate the wartime damage rate accurately and reasonably. This paper proposes a systematic procedure to estimate the wartime warship damage rate. The procedure consists of five steps; force analysis, operation plan analysis, input variable definition, simulation modeling, and output analysis. Since the combat simulation model is regarded as the main tool to estimate damage rate, the procedure is focused on the development of model and experiments using the model. A case study with virtual data is performed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed procedure.