History
Korea Defense Industry Association, building a vigorous and collaborative defense industrial base with a competitive edge in the world markets.
1970s
1976 03.05The Korea Ordnance Industry Association established
1977 06.17Convened the 1st Defense Industry Promotion Committee
1979 01.01Published the 1st edition of monthly (Defense & Technology)
1979 03.05Renamed the Korea Defense Industry Association
1979 04.17The legal basis for establishment enacted
1980s
1981 09.25Organized the Korea Defense Exhibition 1981
1984 02.01Commenced export licensing of defense articles (entrusted by MND)
1987 04.06Convened the ROK-US Defense Industrial Meeting
1990s
1991 11.11Convened the Blue House Luncheon with defense industry representatives
1994 05.10Organized the 1st ROK-US Defense Industry Consultative Committee (DICC)
1999 03.05Established the Defense Acquisition Guarantee Fund
2000s
2001 10.15Co-hosted Seoul ADEX
2006 01.01Enacted the Article 42 of Defense Acquisition Program Act(Establishment of association and etc.)
2008 03.03Commenced guarantee insurance service for general defense articles
2010s
2012 07.04Designated as an accredited national statistics institution
2013 05.10Designated as an accredited consulting institution for SMEs
2013 07.26Designated as a national human resources development consortium
2017 08.07Launched social media channels
2019 09.05Office Refurbishment
2019 09.06Designated as defense industry survey institute
2020s
2020 03.26Conducted study on defense industry unit wages and allowance rate
2020 11.03DAPA-KDIA opened the world's first 'cyber defense exhibition space
2021 07.01Guarantee Services Division - Launched Korea Defense Guarantee Cooperative
2022 02.01Published Defense Industry Statistics Handbook
2022 02.05Enacted Act on Defense Industry Development and Support(Establishment of association and etc.)
2022 08.31Organized Defense Science and Technology Fair
2023 12.01Introduced Defense Cost Certification System
2024 02.02Established Defense Policy Research Center
2024 09.24Opened Gyeongnam Branch
