South Korea seeks naval shipbuilding opportunities in North America
South Korea’s DAPA visited U.S. shipyards and met with NAVSEA in November as the two parties consider opportunities for mutual cooperation.
South Korea’s DAPA visited U.S. shipyards and met with NAVSEA in November as the two parties consider opportunities for mutual cooperation.
South Korea’s LIG Nex1 has completed the technical task as the “Conformal Array Sonar Technology Development Program for Submarines”.
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy is set to upgrade its in-service Sejong the Great-class AEGIS destroyers (also known as KDX-III Batch-I) with new missiles, combat management system and datalink.

The US Department of State has approved the potential sales of up to 38 SM-6 Block I .missiles to South Korea under FMS program.
Hyundai Heavy Industries delivered ROKS Chuncheon, the eighth and final Daegu-class frigate, to the ROK Navy on Oct. 24, 2023.
South Korea’s DAPA released in a statement this Monday that it will invest 64 billion Korean won (482 million USD) in developing a new Naval Acoustic Information Management System.
South Korea’s new Aegis destroyer (KDX III Batch II), ROKS Jeongjo the Great, started sea trials, according to an official DAPA video.
South Korea issued a RFP for a new VLS for submarines capable of delivering a submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) with an ejection weight of at least 10 tons.

South Korea allocated funding to conduct a comprehensive upgrade of its KSS-II Son Won-il class submarines.
Hanwha Ocean will build the fifth and sixth ship of the FFX Batch-III program for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy.