An Analysis of the US 3rd Offset Strategy

미국의 제3차 국방과학기술 상쇄전략에 대한 분석

  • Received : 2016.04.19
  • Accepted : 2016.05.30
  • Published : 2016.05.30

Abstract

This thesis analyzes the backgrounds of the third offset strategy of the US Department of Defense. The key technology areas to be developed and the implications of the 3rd strategy are also examined. The potential great powers, China and Russia have catched up with US in the certain areas of military technologies. The technological superiority of US military is found to have been eroded. The US DOD needs a new defense policy called the 3rd offset strategy to meet this new challenge. The 5 basic technology areas were identified; learning machines, human-machine collaboration, machine-assisted human operations, human-machine combat teaming, and autonomous weapons. The 3rd offset strategy should be managed not to move to the new arms race with rivalries. The defense acquisition system also needs to be improved for the smooth flow of the advanced commercial technologies to the defense sector. Korea needs to figure out the possible technologies of co-research and development with US.

미국이 추진하고 있는 제3차 국방과학기술 상쇄전략에 대하여 그 출현 배경, 상쇄전략에 의하여 추진되는 국방과학기술 분야, 그리고 시사점을 분석하였다. 중국과 소련은 지난 수년간 군사력 현대화를 추진하여 왔으며, 미국과 국방과학기술의 여러 분야에서 수준 격차를 줄여 왔다. 미국은 과거에 누렸던 압도적인 국방과학기술의 우세성이 더 이상 보장받을 수 없다고 판단하고, 경쟁국가와 국방과학기술의 간격을 다시 벌릴 수 있는 제3차 상쇄전략을 추진하게 되었다. 핵심적으로 구상하고 있는 국방과학기술 분야는 인공지능을 응용한 학습기계 기술, 인간과 기계의 협동, 인간과 기계의 전투팀 구성, 로봇, 자율무기 등이다. 제3차 상쇄전략은 상대방 국가가 확보하기 어려운 분야이여야 하고, 중국과 군비경쟁으로 발전되지 말아야 하며, 우방국들과 갈등도 발생하지 않도록 관리되어야 할 것이다. 민간영역의 신기술이 국방영역으로 순조롭게 유입되도록 미 국방획득체계의 개선도 과제이다. 한국도 국방과학기술 분야에 대하여 스마트한 연구개발 전략 수립이 필요하다. 한국은 장차 미국의 3차 상쇄전략 기술 분야 중에서 상호 협력할 수 있는 국방과학기술을 검토하는 것도 요구된다.

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