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Home» News»RoKN FFX Batch III design and construction contract expected for early 2020
A CGI showing the conceptual design of the RoKN’s future Ulsan-class FFX Batch III frigate (Credit : DAPA)
A CGI showing the conceptual design of the RoKN’s future Ulsan-class FFX Batch III frigate (Credit : DAPA)

RoKN FFX Batch III design and construction contract expected for early 2020

South Korea’s defense project promotion committee announced on December 4 it will award the design and construction contract of the first Ulsan-class FFX Batch III guided-missile frigate in the first quarter of 2020, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said on its website.

Nathan Gain 04 Dec 2019

In 2015, South Korea launched a project to build a new class of vessels with improved anti-aircraft detection capability and survivability to replace the aging escort and patrol ship. According to the country’s arms procurement agency, the estimated cost for the design and construction of the lead ship will cost around US$377 million. 

This initial phase of the FFX Batch III program will be completed by 2024. A total of six ships will be built for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN), local media reported. 

In December 2016, the local shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries secured a US$14 million contract from DAPA to start preliminary design and development work for the future Ulsan-class vessels. 

The FFX Batch III will displace 3,000 tons and feature a phased array radar. The ship combat system will consist of a combat management system, a multi-functional phase array radar, an IRST (Infrared Searcher and Tracker), an EOTS (Electro-Optical Targeting System), and an integrated sensor mast. One of the biggest improvement over the previous FFX-I Incheon-class and FFX-II Daegu-class vessels will be a larger VLS package.

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Posted by : Nathan Gain
Nathan is based in Namur, Belgium. He holds an MA in modern history with a minor in international relations from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL – Belgium). Fascinated by military history he naturally turned to the defense sector after graduating and is particularly interested in Northern European and Belgian defense issues as well as in anything related to naval aviation.

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