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Bumhan showcases hydrogen fuel cells for South Korea's ASWUUV
Bumhan Fuel Cell model at DX-Korea 2022 exhibition

Bumhan showcases hydrogen fuel cells for South Korea’s ASWUUV

Bumhan Fuel Cell, a local fuel cell producer, showcased its hydrogen fuel cell technology for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN)’s anti-submarine warfare unmanned underwater vehicle (ASWUUV) at the DX Korea 2022 defense expo currently held in Seoul, South Korea.

Juho Lee 21 Sep 2022

In an interview with Naval News, Bumhan Vice-President Hyun Khil Shin said that the company hopes to deliver the system to the ROK Navy by the late 2020s.

“This propulsion system will greatly enhance the ASWUUV’s capabilities. The company has already completed initial research on the system. With the next phase set to begin in the 2023-2024 timeframe, we are confident we can deliver the technology before 2030.”


Hyun Khil Shin, Bumhan Vice-President

According to Hyun, the ASWUUV will have a range of up to one month if it uses hydrogen fuel cells. The Agency for Defense Development successfully tested the ASWUUV earlier this year in June. The ROKN has not yet made a decision about which propulsion system the ASWUUV will use.

Bumhan showcases hydrogen fuel cells for South Korea's ASWUUV
Bumhan Fuel Cell model at DX-Korea 2022 exhibition

According to Hyun, the company will also begin the development of bigger hydrogen fuel cells for use in larger unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) later this year.

“It is extremely difficult to use hydrogen fuel cells underwater. Bumhan became the second company in the world, after Siemens, to master the technology required to do this, including storing liquid oxygen underwater for use on submarines, in 2018. Now we plan on incorporating the technology into multiple other platforms. The ASWUUV is around 7 m in length. We want to be able to support larger UUVs.” Hyun Khil Shin added.

Bumhan is the primary supplier for the air-independent propulsion system of the KSS-III submarine, which was deployed for the first time in August.

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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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