Defense Project Promotion Committee
South Korea's top arms-acquisition approval board, chaired by the defence minister.
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Cleared the mine-warfare USV programme strategy
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: Korea clears 591bn won mine-warfare USVsBackground
South Korea's Defense Project Promotion Committee cleared basic strategies for a 591bn won mine-warfare uncrewed surface vessel programme at its 179th meeting on 6 November 2026. The same meeting approved the basic strategy for Jangbogo-N, the nuclear-powered submarine.
The committee sits under the Defense Acquisition Program Administration and approves the country's major arms acquisitions. The 6 November meeting also chose Lockheed Martin's S-92A+ for the presidential helicopter, at about 800bn won, and cleared a 611bn won harbour patrol boat and a 536bn won KTSSM-I Block-II upgrade.
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