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South Korea to upgrade its amphibious assault ship ROKS Dokdo
The ROK Navy will upgrade ROKS Dokdo with new long-range radar, IRST, navigational radar, combat systems and Torpedo Acoustic Counter Measure.
30 October 2024
The ROK Navy will upgrade ROKS Dokdo with new long-range radar, IRST, navigational radar, combat systems and Torpedo Acoustic Counter Measure.
ROK Navy vessels could virtually be crewed by officers only by 2030 as South Korea is looking at addressing recruitment and staffing issues.
South Korea recently revealed its Hyunmoo-V ballistic missile. Part of KMPR strategy, the massive missile could be fitted aboard the ROK Navy’s future Joint Strike Ship.
HD HHI showcased its capabilities and export history as world’s number one ship builder at the inaugural ADM Australia Korea Defence Congress.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is to conduct detailed design and construction of ADD’s new large test vessel (experimental ship).
Hanwha Ocean selected as preferred bidder for the construction of second vessel of Soyang-class fast combat support ship (AOE-II).
HD Hyundai has launched Naval Technology Research Institute to target the future naval market, projected to be worth 113 trillion won (81.9B USD) over the next decade.
LIG Nex1’s K-LOGIR / Poniard guided rocket successfully finished a Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) during RIMPAC 2024.
On July 12th, South Korea’s DAPA announced that the keel-laying ceremony for the second vessel of the KSS-III Batch-II submarine for the ROK Navy was held at Hanwha Ocean’s Geoje shipyard.
HMCS Montreal port calls to South Korea to increase its commitment to the peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and to support UNSCR’s objectives.
