The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) announced on July 15th the formation of the Naval Air Command. Focused on Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) operation, local media were quick to dub it the “submarine-killer” command.
DAPA has confirmed to Naval News that Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) signed the Basic Design contract for the KDDX program at the end of 2020…
The U.S. Navy launched the 28th edition of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), the world’s largest international maritime exercise on June 29, 2022.
Facing these potential security threats that originate from their military rise, the Korean Ministry of National Defense (MND) and the Blue House led by the
South Korea’s next Minister of National Defense expressed reservations about the CVX aircraft carrier program…
The Republic of Korea (ROK) will acquire Raytheon’s Standard Missile (SM)-6 for its upcoming KDX III Batch II destroyers. Also known as RIM-174 Standard Extended Range Active Missile (ERAM), the SM-6 can perform AAW, BMD and ASuW missions…
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)
A submarine is known to be the most complex system to be designed and built. The radiocommunication antenna system is part of this complexity.
South Korea’s LIG Nex1 has been selected to develop an improved variant of the Blue Shark lightweight anti-submarine torpedo.
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) officially approved the “Ship-to-air Guided Missile-II” program for KDDX destroyers…
