Test & Evaluation
Research Laboratories
The Agency for Defense Development operates 65 specialized laboratories to develop advanced weapon systems and core technologies. T&E services and technical support are provided to private sector partners or other government branches when necessary.
Application Fields
| Wind Tunnel Test Facility | - Aerodynamic force measurements on aircraft, torpedoes, missiles, etc. - Verification tests for store separation safety (Drop Test, Grid Test, CTS Test) - Calculations of required actuator powers - Aerodynamic tests for parachutes (characteristics) - Wind environmental tests on antennas, etc. |
Structural Test Facility | Structural integrity evaluation of flight vehicles and industrial machineries (KOLAS accredited test facility) |
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| Environmental Test Facility Ⅰ | Temperature/humidity, solar radiation, salt fog, blowing rain/drip tests for weapon systems and commercial products | Environmental Test Facility Ⅱ | Environmental tests for military and civilian full-scale products including air and ground weapons systems, satellite communication systems, missile systems, automobiles, appliances, etc. |
| Electromagnetic Test Facility | Electromagnetic tests | Warhead Impact Test Facility | Performance evaluation for warheads and ammunitions including concrete penetration, structural integrity, submunition dispersion, fuze functioning, etc. |
| High Explosives Research Laboratory | - Synthesis of new energetic materials - Prediction of performance and sensitivity (M&S) - Development, test and evaluation of insensitive high explosive formulations - Application to warheads/ammunitions |
Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation Research Laboratory | Real-time HILS for guided weapon systems, aircraft flight control systems, and automotive electronic control systems |
| Radar Research Laboratory | Performance and characteristic measurements of mobile communication antenna, broad(wide) band smart antenna, etc. | Explosion Effects Research Laboratory | - Performance evaluation of explosives/warheads/ammunitions - Development of explosive formulations - Optimization of warhead designs - Synthesis of new materials under shock loading - Development of pulsed power systems, EMP protection capabilities, etc. - EMI/EMC testing for electronic devices/equipment |
| Unmanned Autonomous Research Laboratory | Performance evaluation and verification of unmanned systems | Navigation Research Laboratory | - Performance evaluation of high sensitivity GNSS receiver - Analysis of dynamic Characteristics of MEMS structures |
| Electro-Optics Research Laboratory | - Performance evaluation and verification of EO/IR cameras and tracking systems (including industrial and medical applications) - Optical alignment and performance measurement of large reflective telescopes |
Flight Dynamics & Control Research Laboratory | - Verification and validation of flight control systems for civil and military vehicles |
| Fuze Research Laboratory | - Analysis of RF and MMW (Millimeter wave) systems - Measurement of antenna patterns - High-G (gun firing) endurance tests |
Satellite Image Receiving & Processing Research Laboratory | Testbed for receiving and processing commercial remote sensing satellite data |
| EW Test & Research Laboratory | Test & evaluation of EW system performance, EW technique development and test & evaluation of jamming effectiveness, etc. | Underwater Acoustic Test & Research Laboratory | Underwater acoustic test and analysis for military systems and non-military equipment |
| Chemical Analysis Test & Research Laboratory | Analyses of scheduled chemicals and relevant chemicals in environmental and industrial inspection samples | Armor Test & Research Laboratory | Armor tests, armor material researches, armor designs, etc. |
| Hydroballistics and Underwater Motion Test & Research Laboratory | - Test and evaluation of EW system performance, EW technique, etc. - Development, test and evaluation of jamming effectiveness, etc. |
Propulsion Energy Control Research Laboratory | - HILS and performance evaluation of hybrid thrust controls, intelligent suspensions, etc. - Performance evaluation of disturbance simulation/stabilization (6 degrees-of-freedom) |