Dedicated to assisting defense policy makers through systematic research and analysis, KIDA is a government-affiliated research institution that addresses a wide range of defense issues such as security environment, military strategy and force development, weapon systems acquisition, personnel and resource management, and defense informatization.

Beginning from the Defense Management Institute in 1979, KIDA has fulfilled its role as knowledge generator for the future of National Defense since its re-established in 1987 to a specialized defense-related research institute. 

KIDA conducts more than 235 studies on mid- to long-term defense policy, defense reform, military strategy, force planning, defense acquisition, defense M&S, defense informatization, defense management, and the overall national defense every year, while serving as the leading global think tank leading defense policies by researching and supporting defense policies that lead future changes in consideration of the rapidly changing internal and external security environment.

KIDA also engages in joint research and exchange cooperation with neighboring countries in Northeast Asia, as well as ASEAN, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East, to contribute to national interests as a pillar of national defense and military diplomacy.

All KIDA employees are committed to building a prestigious Korean defense research institute that plays a key role in building a strong national defense and leading Korea to become a global pivotal nation.

We look forward to your continued interest and support.