In 2019, ECA GROUP successfully performed the Sea Performance Trials Test of its Steering Console for the South Korean programme KSS-III (Jangbogo III) – Batch 1 first submarine.
Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) launched four more PKX-B patrol vessels for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy) during a ceremony held today at its shipyard in Busan, South Korea.
Underwater positioning and tracking technology from Sonardyne International Ltd. is to be used to support search and recovery operations undertaken by the Republic of Korea Navy’s (ROK Navy) new auxiliary submarine rescue ship (ASR-II).
In early summer 2019, ECA GROUP successfully passed the Factory Acceptance Test of the 3rd steering and diving console for the KSS III – batch I Submarine for the Republic of Korean Navy (ROK Navy).
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) launched ROKS Seoul, the third Daegu-class FFX Batch II frigate for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy). The event took place on November 11th in presence of the Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and ROK Navy Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Sim Seung-seob.
LIG Nex1 and South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) started deliveries of a new coastal surveillance system to the Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy).
Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction’s (HHIC) Yeongdo Shipyard has won a follow-on order from the Republic of Korea Navy (RoK Navy) for four additional Patrol Killer Experimenal-B (PKX-B) patrol vessels.
EXCLUSIVE: At MADEX 2019, the naval defense show held in South Korea, local defense company LIG Nex1 unveiled its CIC and CMS proposal for the future KDDX destroyer of the ROK Navy.
GE’s gas turbine and electric drive power and propulsion systems are proven to meet the most demanding needs of world navies. Today at the MADEX International Marine Industrial Defense Exhibition, GE is highlighting its power and propulsion capabilities as they apply to two new proposed Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy programs: the KDDX destroyer and the LPX-II amphibious assault ship.
At MADEX 2019, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is showcasing a scale model of the KSS III large conventional submarine of the ROK Navy. The company gave us an update on the program, specifically the Batch II variant.
