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The Republic of Korean military has built a strong military mainly focusing on the acquisition of weapon systems to meet end-users demands in combat. A numerous decision making activities, including a preliminary study, were required to select the optimal method of acquiring a weapon system.
Especially, a preliminary study in the business of the improvement of defense capability has provided the alternative methods to make a decision on the acquisition of weapon systems by comparing various evaluation elements.
Hence, this study provides information on acquiring weapons for the future by analyzing how the selection element and acquisition method for a weapon system affects the end-users’ satisfaction based on the author’s experiences using acquired weapon systems.
The result of the statistical analysis shows that acquisition method through a research and development is statistically significant to affect usage convenience and operation accessibility for end-users in requirement units.
The users in requirement units are showed a preference of weapons with high operation efficiency in combat rather than with political, economic aspects.