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.
Hanwha Defense is for the first time showing a new version of the Korean Vertical Launch System (KVLS) during MADEX 2021, being held from June 9 to 12 at BEXCO, Busan.
South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries in mid-February started construction on the first KDX-III Batch-II AEGIS destroyer for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy.
South Korea has selected Sikorsky’s MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopter for the ROK Navy’s MOH Batch 2 requirement…
The United States’ State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Republic of Korea (ROK) of two Phalanx Close-In Weapons Systems (CIWS). These will be fitted aboard the ROK Navy’s first KDX III Batch II Destroyer.
South Korea’s 2021-2025 defense blueprint which was revealed yesterday provides some fresh details on the plans to develop an aircraft carrier capability for the Republic of Korea (RoK) Navy: The LPX-II project will be a dedicated light aircraft carrier for F-35B, it will not be an amphibious assault ship.
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has approved the development of a new close in weapon system for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy. Known as the CIWS-II program, the new system will defend ROK Navy surface vessels against anti-ship missiles and fast attack craft.
Despite the COVID-19 crisis, South Korea’s defense budget remains mostly unaffected. Budget reductions in the “2020-2024 mid-term defense acquisition plan” will be limited to programs deemed as “non essential” and to a limited number of foreign procurement programs.
South Korea might have been the country, after China, with the most reported cases of Coronavirus earlier this month, the two shipbuilding giants HHI and DSME appear to be unaffected.
According to local news agency Yonhap, the LPX-II project aims to build a new versatile large-deck landing ship for short take-off and vertical landing fighter
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