Hanwha Ocean cuts steel of third KSS-III Batch-II Submarine
Hanwha Ocean has begun construction of the third and final vessel of the KSS-III Batch-II (3,600-ton) submarine for the ROK Navy...
30 Oct 2024
Hanwha Ocean has begun construction of the third and final vessel of the KSS-III Batch-II (3,600-ton) submarine for the ROK Navy...
13 Jul 2024
On July 12th, South Korea’s DAPA announced that the keel-laying ceremony for the second vessel of the KSS-III Batch-II submarine for the ROK Navy was held at Hanwha Ocean’s Geoje shipyard.
06 Jun 2024
Hanwha Ocean recently organised an Industry Day in Gdansk, Poland, to promote the KSS-III submarine the company is pitching to the Polish Navy...
04 Apr 2024
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries delivered the third KSS-III submarine, Shin Chae-ho, to the Republic of Korea Navy in a ceremony at the Ulsan shipyard.
09 Feb 2024
South Korea's DAPA and Hanwha Ocean started construction of the third and final KSS-III Batch-II submarine.
07 Dec 2023
South Korea’s DAPA selected Hanwha Ocean as the preferred bidder for the construction of the third and final KSS-III Batch-II submarine.
19 Sep 2023
During MSPO 2023 in Kielce, South Korea's Hanwha Group presented the KSS-III Batch II submarine as a proposal for the Orka program. Orka calls for the procurement of new submarines for the Polish Navy.
30 Mar 2023
South Korea’s DAPA held a keel laying ceremony for the first KSS-III Batch II submarine at the DSME shipyard.
25 Apr 2022
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) conducted a second successful test-firing of South Korea’s domestically designed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from the KSS-III submarine ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho (SS-083)
02 Jan 2022
South Korea has begun construction on the second KSS-III Batch-II submarine. The boat, built by local shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), will be completed by 2026 and delivered to the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) in 2028 after undergoing sea trials.