Ministry of National Defense Republic of Korea

“Robust national defense, a science and technology-based military power, and a comfortable life in the barracks”

331.4 trillion won to be injected over the next five years for the 2023–2027 medium-term defense plan

The Ministry of National Defense established a 2023–2027 medium-term defense plan that aims at building a strong military and improving the efficiency of operations over the next five years under the goals of “robust national defense, a science and technology-based military power, and a comfortable life in the barracks.”

The 2023–2027 medium-term defense plan is the first medium-term defense plan of the Yoon Suk Yeol government, and it focuses on realizing the defense philosophy of the new government and supporting the smooth implementation of the state affairs and Defense Innovation 4.0.

The major highlights of the plan are as follows:

First, financial resources are allocated with a top priority on improving defense capability to build a great military strength that can respond to grave security situations.

Second, the allocation of the defense capability improvement budget focused on constructing the Korean triad system to counter North Korean nuclear and missile threats.

Third, the military strength operation sector concentrated on (i) drastically strengthening compensation for the fulfillment of mandatory military service, and (ii) improving the command leadership and service conditions of officers who have received relatively less attention, so that a substantial improvement in service conditions can be felt by soldiers and officers.

Fourth, the unit plan sector secured the manpower necessary to build the Korean triad system through unit structure reform, while maintaining a 500,000-strong standing force.