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Home» News»GE & Hanwha Sign MOU for ROK Navy KDDX Program
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GE & Hanwha Sign MOU for ROK Navy KDDX Program

GE’s Power Conversion business and Hanwha Aerospace signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) whereby the parties will work together to bring electric propulsion solutions to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy for its new, six-ship KDDX destroyer program.

Xavier Vavasseur 02 Mar 2020

GE press release

Under the MOU, GE’s Power Conversion business offers its proven and low-risk naval electric drive propulsion solutions including Integrated Full Electric Propulsion (IFEP) or Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) as well as propulsion integration capabilities. As a ROK defense industry leader, Hanwha Aerospace is the ideal customer focal point to provide in-country manufacturing and product support for the life of the ship.

GE’s LM2500 gas turbine as envisioned by Hanwha Aerospace for the KDDX program

Power Conversion’s sister company, GE Aviation Marine, already has a long-standing working relationship with Hanwha Aerospace whereby Hanwha Aerospace co-manufactures gas turbine engine components, assembles the naval module package, and provides product support. This MOU creates Hanwha Aerospace as a single customer to support the ROK Navy with a proven integrated power and propulsion solution, backed by Power Conversion and GE Aviation Marine technology.

“GE and Hanwha Aerospace will work with the ROK Navy and its shipyards, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, to support requests for proposals and program execution to bring proven electric drive technology to the ROK. Hanwha Aerospace will locally manufacture, test and assemble the determined GE propulsion equipment and manage procurement of other equipment from ROK suppliers to GE requirements. GE and Hanwha Aerospace skills are complementary, and our goal is shared: to provide a proven low-risk electric drive solution to the ROK Navy.” 


Andy Cooper, U.K. Managing Director of GE’s Power Conversion business

“Hanwha Aerospace is pleased to team with GE’s Power Conversion business and GE Aviation Marine which have proven solution in IFEP system. Hanwha Aerospace, as a local manufacturer will contribute providing reliable equipment with integrated system to the ROK Navy. Hanwha Aerospace will achieve localization on the core equipment in IFEP system by cooperating with small & medium-sized enterprises in Korea and be responsible for lifetime support”


Hyunwoo Shin, CEO of Hanwha Aerospace.
DSME KDDX

The MOU signing was held at Power Conversion’s Rotating Machine Rugby (RMR) facility in the United Kingdom and marked the start of a four-day KDDX team meeting with Power Conversion, Hanwha and GE Aviation Marine. Highlights included a tour of the RMR factory to view the 20 MW advanced induction propulsion motor and the U.K. Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigate hybrid electric motors, as well as the Whetstone Marine Power Test Facility that showcases the U.K. Royal Navy’s Type 45 IFEP propulsion plant.

The Type 45-based IFEP is an attractive and flexible solution for the proposed 6,000- to 8,000-tonne KDDX destroyer that will satisfy the larger and ever-increasing power demands of weapons and radar systems. In fact, the ROK Navy’s KDDX IFEP system would be nearly identical to the electrical system GE designed for the 8,000-ton Type 45. This low risk solution uses GE’s fourth generation advanced induction motors, shock-proof drives and generator – coupled to a reliable GE LM2500 gas turbine – to provide a low-risk, fully compliant solution.

Our coverage of HHI’s KDDX design during MADEX 2019
Our coverage of DSME’s KDDX design during MADEX 2019
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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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