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Home» Event News» MADEX 2021»MADEX 2021: Hanwha Rolls Out CIWS-II Design for ROK Navy
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Hanwha Systems CIWS-II at MADEX 2021

MADEX 2021: Hanwha Rolls Out CIWS-II Design for ROK Navy

Hanwha Systems unveiled its design for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN)’s new CWIS-II program at MADEX 2021. It claims that the new design will provide a marked improvement over past systems.

Juho Lee 11 Jun 2021

The new CWIS uses an actively scanned electronic array (AESA) radar. “The AESA radar is the one that will equip the KF-21. The system actually has two separate AESA radar systems,” explain a Hanwha representative during an interview with Naval News. The radar at the back keeps a lookout for incoming threats. The radar above the barrel at the front is the fire control radar.

“This AESA radar is highly advanced. By utilizing it, the system can track and intercept small supersonic targets that are travelling at upto mach 3.”



Hanwha Systems representative

The electro optical targeting system (EOTS) is another new feature. “We completed development of EOTS in 2017,” explained the representative. He claimed that the new EOTS will allow for even greater precision. “Previous CWIS systems did use the EOTS. However, they were only used to confirm hits, not as a fire control sensor. In the new CWIS, the EOTS augments the AESA radar in tracking and destroying incoming missiles.”
The new design also uses an advanced “ballistic calculator (BC)”. “The improved BC allows us to fire with greater precision, making the system much more effective than previous iterations.”

MADEX 2021 Hanwha Rolls Out CIWS-II Design for ROK Navy
Hanwha’s CIWS-II has a rate of fire of 4,200 RPM

The most notable aspect of the new design is stealth. The system features many sleek angled surfaces; most of the gun’s barrel has been covered so as to minimize radar cross section. 

“We built in stealth to help reduce the radar cross section of whichever ROKN ship the system is deployed on. If we win the contract, mass production is expected to begin around 2025.”



Hanwha Systems representative
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Posted by : Juho Lee
Juho Lee is a writer based in Seoul, South Korea. He served at a U.S. Army intelligence unit as a Korean Augmentee to the U.S. Army and is well versed in military affairs. He is currently majoring in International Studies and is particularly interested in North East Asian security and great power competition.

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