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South Korea’s HHI Starts Construction of Second KDX-III Batch-II Destroyer
South Korean shipbuilder HHI held a steel cutting ceremony for the second ship of the KDX-III Batch-II program for the ROK Navy.
4 July 2023
South Korean shipbuilder HHI held a steel cutting ceremony for the second ship of the KDX-III Batch-II program for the ROK Navy.
During MADEX 2023, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) revealed the latest design of the future KDDX destroyer for the ROK Navy.
According to South Korea’s DAPA, the Tiger Shark torpedo produced by LIG Nex1 for the ROK Navy will become fully operational by the end of this year.
Bumhan Fuel Cell showcased its hydrogen fuel cell technology for the ROK Navy’s anti-submarine warfare unmanned underwater vehicle (ASWUUV) during DX Korea 2022…
The ROK Navy announced that it will send its largest vessel, the ROKS Marado, and a Type 214 submarine, to RIMPAC 2022 which begins in late June.
The ROK Navy completed the final phase of the Korean Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (K-SLBM) development, by successfully launching a ballistic missile from a 3000t submarine under water. South Korea has now officially become the 8th country in the world that possesses indigenous SLBMs.
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.
British naval industry is gearing up to propose technology transfer for the ROK Navy’s LPX-II light aircraft carrier program…
At MADEX 2019 naval exhibition in Busan (South Korea), local shipyard DSME launched a new attack submarine design dedicated to the export market based on technologies developed for the ROK Navy KSS III submarine.
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) announced on October 10 it has signed a US$565 million contract with the South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) for the first of three Gwanggaeto-III Batch II (KDX-III Batch II) destroyers for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy).
