South Korea’s DSME to Design Arsenal Ship for ROK Navy
The ROK Navy announced the selection of South Korean shipbuilder DSME for the concept design of an “Arsenal Ship” known locally as the “Joint Firepower Ship”.
The ROK Navy announced the selection of South Korean shipbuilder DSME for the concept design of an “Arsenal Ship” known locally as the “Joint Firepower Ship”.
South Korea’s HHI (Hyundai Heavy Industries) launched ROKS Chungnam (FFG-828), the first of six Chungnam-class FFX Batch III frigate to the Republic of Korea Navy. This event took place at HHI’s Ulsan shipyard on April 10th, 2023.
South Korea’s DAPA held a keel laying ceremony for the first KSS-III Batch II submarine at the DSME shipyard.
South Korea’s DAPA that it will soon begin preliminary research works for naval UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) to be operated on KDX Batch II (Yi Sun-Sin Class) destroyers.

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 CVX program is about to face a major turnover after nearly two years of hiatus caused by multiple budget cuts and domestic political disputes over the program itself.
South Korea’s DSME delivered ROKS Pohang (FFG-825), the sixth Daegu-class FFX Batch II frigate, to the Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy).
South Korea’s DAPA announced last month that it will start developing new mine counter measure (MCM) vessels for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, known as “MSH-II”.
South Korea’s DAPA announced the start of mass production for the second batch of K-SAAM missiles and Tiger Shark heavyweight torpedoes (HWT).
South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced the 2023-2027 mid-term defense plan on December 28, 2022…