SK Oceanplant Cuts Steel for 2nd FFX Batch-III Frigate
On July 27, 2023, South Korean shipbuilder SK Oceanplant held a steel-cutting ceremony for the ROK Navy’s 2nd FFX Batch-III frigate
On July 27, 2023, South Korean shipbuilder SK Oceanplant held a steel-cutting ceremony for the ROK Navy’s 2nd FFX Batch-III frigate
Hanwha Ocean will build the fifth and sixth ship of the FFX Batch-III program for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy.

South Korea’s DAPA (Defense Acquisition Program Administration) released in a statement yesterday that it held the 150th meeting of Defense Acquisition Program Promotion Committee on March 13, 2023.
South Korea’s DAPA announced the start of mass production for the second batch of K-SAAM missiles and Tiger Shark heavyweight torpedoes (HWT).

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.
The South Korean National Assembly reportedly allocated 10 billion KRW (~$7.5 million) to introduce SM-3 missiles developed by Raytheon.
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.”

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) today launched the lead ship of the KDX-III Batch-II AEGIS destroyer project for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy: ROKS Jeongjo the Great.
DAPA has confirmed to Naval News that Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) signed the Basic Design contract for the KDDX program at the end of 2020…
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy announced it will christen the first ship in the new KDX III Batch II class of destroyers as “ROKS Jeongjo the Great”.