According to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), LIG Nex1 has won the tender for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy CIWS-II program. The new close-in weapon system (CIWS) program will begin this month.
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy’s MIDCRU (midshipman cruise) Squadron left Jeju Naval Base on 22nd October for 67 days of sailing at sea. South Korean warships will, for the first time, sail near the Arctic.
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) on 5 October 2021 held a keel laying ceremony for the lead ship of the KDX-III Batch-II AEGIS destroyer project for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy.
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) held a launching ceremony of the third and final submarine of KSS III Batch 1, in the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Ulsan today.
South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) today launched ROKS Pohang (FFG-825), the sixth Daegu-class FFX Batch II frigate for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy). The event took place at DSME's Okpo Shipyard.
The ROK Navy conducted a combined naval exercise with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom on August 30, in the East Sea near the Korean Peninsula.
South Korea's Defense Project Commission Committee (DPCC) has approved the Future Frigate eXperimental (FFX) Batch-IV program. The Korean government will invest KRW 3.51 trillion from 2023 to 2032 for the delivery of six ships.
South Korea commissioned its first Dosan Ahn Changho-class (KSS III program) submarine today. ROKS Dosan Ahn Chang-ho (SS-083) was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the Republic of Korea (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.
Korean company LIG Nex1 unveiled its CIWS-II (close-in weapon system) design during MADEX 2021 naval defense exhibition currently held in Busan. LIG Nex1 is specialized in localized naval assets including sonars, sensors, missiles, and other assets for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN).
