South Korean company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is in discussion with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy regarding the development of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) for combat roles.

Hanwha Group officially acquired Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) on December 16th in a deal worth 2 trillion Korean won (over $ 1.5 billion).

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has won the contract for the third Jeongjo the Great-class (KDX III Batch II) destroyer for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy.

LIG Nex1 has won a contract to provide “ultra-thin” linear sensors to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy.

According to South Korea's DAPA, the Tiger Shark torpedo produced by LIG Nex1 for the ROK Navy will become fully operational by the end of this year.

LIG Nex1 will work with the Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology, Planning, and Advancement (KRIT) to incorporate advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology into the combat systems of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy’s new submarines.

The ROK Navy revealed a new operational concept that combines the use of manned and unmanned systems. It also revealed what looks to be a new design for the KDDX program.

President of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) Park Doo-seon revealed new details about the delayed submarine contract between the company and Indonesia during the Jakarta International Expo held last week.

The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy announced last week that it will undergo a major reorganization which will see one of its three numbered fleets be replaced with a “Maritime Unmanned Forces Command.”

Major defects have been found on all nine of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN)’s Son Won-il class submarines (KSS II - Type 214).