Intending to strengthen the global competitiveness of the defense industry, KRIT supports the development of the defense industry and the strengthening of export competitiveness by implementing projects supporting component localization, defense venturing, and weapon system remodeling and development.
① Investigation and analysis of component localization (project planning)
Identifies parts to be localized In connection with R&D and export of weapon systems with core technology and plans research projects through the establishment of development strategies and roadmaps
② Investigation and analysis of foreign markets
Investigates and analyzes information on foreign defense export markets and defense demand and, based on the outcome, researches to identify promising export items preemptively
③ Fact-finding and building and operation of information systems
Identifies parts to be localized In connection with R&D and export of weapon systems with core technology, and plans research projects through the establishment of development strategies and roadmaps thereof
④ Provision of technical support for the development of the defense industry
- Program for fostering defense industry professionals: fosters professionals to develop the defense industry and create future jobs
- Program for supporting secondary conservation: conducts preinvestigation of companies applying for financing, reviews the feasibility of support, analyzes the performance of supported companies, and supports the on-site investigation
- Program for providing consulting services: provides consulting services for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to enter the defense industry and strengthen their competitiveness
⑤ Program for component localization
Manages projects by selecting the leading research institute, assessing research results, and standardizing to apply parts developed and produced by domestic technology and facilities to the weapon system
⑥ Program for defense venturing
Fosters the best defense venture companies by encouraging private SMEs to enter the defense market and contributing to development costs to strengthen their technology development capabilities
⑦ Operation of defense venture center
Establishes and operates national defense venture centers jointly with local governments to identify small- and medium-sized venture companies with superior civil technology and support their entry into the defense market
⑧ Defense innovation cluster project
Supports the establishment of a regional defense cooperation ecosystem by creating the environment for regional defense innovation and the R&D support and enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs and venture companies
⑨ Collection of price information
After collecting and aggregating price information for overseas munitions from various sources, supports the calculation of target prices by providing such information to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration and related departments
⑩ Management of foreign certification/export consulting programs
Fosters small and medium-sized defense companies with international competitiveness by supporting foreign certification and providing export consulting services to promote and expand entry into foreign defense markets
⑪ Support for offset trade
Performs supportive business during the overall cycle (from the planning stage to the implementation and management stage), including proposing/reviewing negotiation plans related to the offset trade, conducting technology value assessment, providing technical support related to negotiation, and performing follow-ups
⑫ Program for supporting export development
- Program for supporting weapon system remodeling and development: supports the remodeling and development of weapon systems with the export possibility to stimulate the R&D investment of companies and strengthens the capabilities of companies to promote export
- Program for fostering small giants on the global defense field: discovers SMEs with high growth potential in the defense field and fosters them into world-class defense companies with a high share in the global defense market
- Program for supporting the performance testing of privately developed equipment for export: promotes overseas export by supporting the performance testing of weapon systems or components thereof developed by private companies for export
