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KOREAN ARMY PROMOTES DEVELOPMENT OF REUSABLE SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES SUCH AS SPACE-X
Korean army is pursuing research to develop reusable space launch vehicles such as Space X.The Army Headquarters said on 2 March that it had recently ordered a "study of the efficacy of reusable space launch vehicles."The main research is the development costs between reusable and 1-time projectiles by type, launch costs, and maintenance of operations.New satellite launches for national and military purposes utilizing peacetime reusable launch vehicles, as well as the utility of reusable launch vehicles to replace satellites with a life cycle and extend their lifespan are studied.In addition, the research included an analysis of the preemption effect of the Southeast Asian satellite launch market, the efficacy of ground-based reusable launch vehicles versus aerial and sea launch vehicles, and the potential for development into mobile launch vehicles (TEL).Research is also a research project on the site of the launch base (including safety elements), the main, maintenance and storage facilities, personnel training, education and training, and the operation of military facilities in conjunction with national facilities when using reusable projectiles.The Army explained the background that "space power projection is needed to replace a satellite that has been lost in an enemy attack or has reached its lifetime, and an efficient launch vehicle acquisition strategy is needed by comparing the efficacy of policy, security, and cost between a disposable launch vehicle and a reusable launch vehicle."軍, 스페이스X 같은 재사용 우주 발사체 개발 추진 :https://www.donga.com/news/Politics/article/all/20220502/113179903/1 군이 스페이스X 같은 재사용 우주 발사체를 개발하기 위한 연구를 추진한다.육군본부는 최근 ‘재사용 가능한 우주발사체 효용성 연구’ 용역을 발주했다고 2일 밝혔다. 주요 연구 내용은 종류별 재사용 발사체와 1회용 발사체 간 개발 비용, 발사 비용, 운영 유지 비용 등이다.평시 재사용 발사체를 활용한 국가·군사 목적 신규 위성 발사, 그리고 수명 주기가 도래한 위성의 대체와 수명 연장을 위한 재사용 발사체 효용성 등이 연구된다. 아울러 동남아 위성 발사 시장 선점 효과 분석, 지상 기반 재사용 발사체의 공중·해상 발사체 대비 효용성과 이동식 발사 차량(TEL)으로 발전 가능성 등이 연구 내용에 포함됐다. 재사용 발사체 활용 시 발사 기지 부지(안전요소 포함), 주요·정비·저장 시설물, 인력 양성, 교육·훈련, 국가시설과 연계한 군용시설 운용 방안 등도 연구 과제다.육군은 “위성이 적국으로 공격받아 손실됐거나 수명이 도래해 대체하기 위해 우주 전력 투사가 필요한데 이때 1회용 발사체와 재사용 발사체 간 정책·안보·비용적 측면에서 효용성을 비교해 효율적인 발사체 확보 전략이 필요하다”고 배경을 설명했다.[서울=뉴시스]좋아요 이미지
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CMMC AB will help improve cybersecurity certification process for defense industrial base
The Chief Information Officer of the Air Force Lauren Knausenberger expressed some reservations this week about the Defense Department’s big bet on securing its supply chain –Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. Those comments follow a big hire by the board that oversees CMMC and a review from the top of the department.Karlton Johnson, Chairman of the CMMC Accreditation Body, said CMMC’s new Industry Advisory Council will provide an opportunity for vendors to provide feedback and voice concerns about CMMC implementation.Johnson said he is “extremely excited” about the new hire of the CMMC Accreditation Body’s first chief executive officer Matthew Travis, which will allow them to sustain and scale up operations to deploy CMMC.The CMMC Accreditation Body will remain transparent as the deputy secretary’s office conducts its review, said Johnson.* < Govmatters.tv_Published 11:00 AM, April 11, 2021 > https://govmatters.tv/new-advisory-council-will-help-improve-cybersecurity-certification-process-for-defense-industrial-base/
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[OPINION] RDP MOU, the FTA in Defense?
The article written by Hwa Yu who is CEO at Delta One, which is a partner of C&I Global Research in USA.  It was published by Joongang Daily on April 12, 2022. :In December 2021, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin signed a Reciprocal Defense Procurement (RDP) MOU with his Lithuanian counterpart to promote mutual industrial cooperation, improve acquisition of defense items, and increase interoperability between the two countries. This made Lithuania the 28th “qualifying” country with which the United States has signed an RDP MOU. Among the 28 countries, however, South Korea is found nowhere, while the Korean government is rigorously pursuing equal defense cooperation with and defense exports to the United States. Why has South Korea, a so-called blood tied ally, not yet signed an RDP MOU?An RDP MOU provides a framework for communication regarding market access and procurement matters that enhance effective defense cooperation, promoting defense research, development, and production. Countries that have signed RDP agreements include the United States’ traditional NATO allies such as Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, as well as major non-NATO allies, such as Japan, Australia, Israel, and Egypt. In the 21st century, Eastern Bloc countries such as Poland and the Czech Republic and former Soviet Union countries such as Estonia and Latvia have joined the RDP MOU club, standing shoulder to shoulder with the United States' traditional allies.The RDP MOU, so-called the FTA in defense, was first addressed by the Korean government in the late 1980s. The two governments have discussed it since then but could not narrow their differences between the U.S.’ demand for reciprocal, full access to the Korean defense procurement market and Korea’s concerns that its weaker defense industrial base would collapse under the RDP MOU. Thirty years later, some Korean government officials and defense companies still express fear and anxiety that the Korean defense industry will become subordinate to the U.S. if an RDP MOU is concluded. Their reasoning is that just as the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) took a toll on relatively weak sectors, the more vulnerable Korean defense industry would be severely hit under the RDP MOU.However, the conclusion of the Korea-US RDP MOU cannot be delayed any longer.First, unlike FTAs, the customer of defense products is the government. The Korean government, which pursues economic feasibility in the government procurement, opts for more economical products if the required performance is met. Therefore, even in a situation where Korean defense companies have to compete with U.S. companies, it is unlikely that Korean products, which have met the required performance and been delivered to the military, will give way to expensive U.S. products. Of course, it would be a different story if the competing Korean products were of low quality and exorbitantly expensive while the competing U.S. products had excellent quality and price competitiveness. Second, an RDP MOU promotes joint development and production. This is the most pragmatic and practical reason why an RDP MOU must be in place. Let’s take the example of Japan. The need for an RDP MOU emerged as the United States and Japan were pursuing joint development and production of advanced missiles. Such joint effort was being hindered by a U.S. federal law requiring domestic contents to a certain percentage and Japan’s policy restricting overseas arms exports. The U.S. and Japan signed an RDP MOU in 2016, which facilitated joint development and production of SM-3 missiles between U.S. Raytheon and Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It is because that the U.S. has determined it inconsistent with the public interest to apply restrictions of the Buy American statute to the acquisition of qualifying country end products from the qualifying countries that signed the RDP MOU, and that joint development or joint production does not violate Japan’s three principles on arms exports. Japan is now co-developing a fighter jet with the United States. It is the RDP MOU that has played a pivotal role in removing the barriers to joint development and production. Korea boasts a strong and long-standing ROK-US alliance, as strong as the US-Japan alliance, but the reality is that there is no joint development or joint production project between Korea and the United States. An RDP MOU signed will contribute to the advancement of Korea's defense technology as well as strengthening of its defense industrial base by accumulating national intellectual property through joint development with the U.S.Third, there are political, diplomatic, and security implications. The United States does not simply use RDP MOUs to facilitate procurement on an equal footing with its allies. The three Baltic states that recently signed RDP MOUs - Estonia (2016), Latvia (2017), and Lithuania (2021) are ranked 108th, 94th, and 95th respectively in terms of military power, according to the Global Fire Power 2022 data. It is highly unlikely that the United States would have expected any substantial reciprocal benefits from these countries. Majority opinion is that the United States signed them to show off the strong relationship with these countries and hold Russia and China in check. Therefore, the RDP MOU signing is also a symbolic political and diplomatic act that can strengthen and promote the alliance externally beyond the level of opening the defense procurement market.Fourth, as the number of RDP MOU countries increases, the United States is expanding its defense supply chain worldwide. The United States does not have to look to Korea for defense supply sources as the number of allies with which it can collaborate to develop and produce defense articles grows. Moreover, in order to maximize the use of U.S. goods, products and materials, the United States finalized the Buy American rule change in March 2022, which will require any goods purchased with taxpayer money to contain 75% U.S.-made content by 2029 in phase. This will make it more difficult for foreign products to enter the U.S. market. Despite criticism that such a change would increase costs and complicate businesses, Congress and the federal government’s reaction in general is that RDP MOU signatories could bypass the BAA and more positive partnerships with allies would be promoted. In such an environment, Korea standing alone will not be able to move forward, blocked by the huge entry barrier, although it desperately wants to enter the U.S. defense market. Back in February, Minister Kang Eun-ho, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), shared the vision for the development of Korea-U.S. defense cooperation during the CSIS – DAPA Conference on the U.S.-Korea Defense Cooperation in the Biden Administration in Washington, DC. “The U.S. and Korea should move toward the third generation industrial cooperation,” stated Mr. Kang. Following the first generation Military Assistance Program (MAP) and grants and the second generation industrial cooperation characterized by Korea's arms purchases and technology development through technology transfer and technical assistance, and Korean companies' supplies of parts to U.S. contractors under offsets, the third generation industrial cooperation refers to an extended partnership where the U.S. and Korea industrial bases and companies partner for joint R&D, production, and marketing so that the two countries can achieve a win-win. A RDP MOU signed, while strengthening the alliance and breaking down the barriers of BAA, will open the highway of the U.S. and Korea third generation industrial cooperation envisioned by the Korean government. [End]https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/04/12/opinion/columns/RDP-Mou-FTA/20220412195022552.html 
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