Test & Evaluation
Facilities
Facilities
ADD is headquartered in Daejeon and operates test ranges & research facilities at multiple locations across the nation.
ADD Infrastructure
ADD operates 6 test sites and 80 specialized laboratories to develop advanced weapon systems and core technologies. 9 test facilities of ADD received KOLAS accreditation. The status of each facility and tests is available on ADD’s test facility management system website (http://tis.add.re.kr) and is open to outside members — providing easy access to outside users who are interested in using the facilities.
KOLAS Accredited Test Facilities
| 5th R&D Institute (T&E) | 8 items (Environmental tests including temperature test, etc.) |
| Changwon Proving Ground | 22 items (Slope climbing test, noise test, velocity test, etc.) |
| Chemical Analysis Test & Research Laboratory | 1 item (Specific chemical test) |
| Structural Test Facility | 1 item (Ground tests for strength and stiffness of aircraft) |
| Electronic Test Range | 2 items (Satellite network test, etc.) |
| EMI/EMC Test Facility of the Aerospace Systems T&E (Test and Evaluation) Center | 4 items (Conduction resistance test, etc.) |
| Defense Material Characteristic Evaluation Laboratory | 6 items (Hardness test, etc.) |
| Environmental Test Facility of the Aerospace Systems T&E (Test and Evaluation) Center | 1 item (Temperature test, etc.) |
| Armor Test & Research Laboratory | 1 item (Bulletproof test, etc.) |
| Naval Weapon Systems Test Range | 3 items (Acoustic and vibration tests, etc.) |
