Directions for Defense Digitization of the ROK Armed Forces in the 21st Century

Abstract

The ROK Ministry of National Defense defines defense digitization as the process of transforming the overall defense structure into the information and knowledge-based network, using the latest information technology consisting of computers and high-tech communications equipment. Its ultimate goal in war is to support command and control and bring about a quick victory by providing real-time battlefield intelligence and, in peacetime, to guarantee the economical operation of the military via efficient defense resource management. In order to fulfill these goals, the MND selected five core areas of concentration and 15 main projects, and classified them into stages as part of the digitization policy of the ROK military. The first stage involves laying the foundations for digitization by building an ultra-high speed defense information communications network by 2005 and, in so doing, first build the command and control system (C4I) and the defense resource maintenance system which will function as the core systematic foundation for defense digitization. The second stage will involve considerable increases in the processing capabilities, integration of various systems while keeping up with the information technology environment by 2010 and, in the process, seeking to maximize efficiency in systems maintenance. The third stage will entail the construction of all-encompassing defense digitization systems appropriate for a knowledge-based information society by 2015. The goal of these measures is to propel the ROK military into the top 10 ranking of militaries in the world in the area of the digitization. This chapter will discuss the current status and problems facing the program of defense digitization in the ROK armed forces. The author will introduce the Korean vision and outline the main objectives of defense digitization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2005
Accession Number
AD1032402

Entities

People

  • Jin K. Hong

Organizations

  • Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Communication Networks
  • Communication Systems
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Links
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Local Area Networks
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Resource Management
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military Science

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control