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Video: South Korea Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of its Submarine Force
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy’s submarine command held a ceremony on June 1, 2020 to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
3 June 2020
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy’s submarine command held a ceremony on June 1, 2020 to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
Despite the COVID-19 crisis, South Korea’s defense budget remains mostly unaffected. Budget reductions in the “2020-2024 mid-term defense acquisition plan” will be limited to programs deemed as “non essential” and to a limited number of foreign procurement programs.
South Korea might have been the country, after China, with the most reported cases of Coronavirus earlier this month, the two shipbuilding giants HHI and DSME appear to be unaffected.
As 2019 came to an end, here is an overview of the top ten naval defense articles we published this past year, based on the number of readers for each story.
At MADEX 2019, the naval defense show held last week in South Korea, local defense company TS TECH unveiled its new K-RBOC NG decoy launcher compatible with the latest solution by French company Lacroix Defense.
Day 3 at MADEX 2019, the maritime defense exhibition held in Busan, South Korea. In this video we focus on LIG Nex1 who is showcasing current and future technologies for modern navies:
Day 2 at MADEX 2019, the maritime defense exhibition held in Busan, South Korea. In this video we focus on:
The Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) KUH-1 Surion helicopter is now declined in a Marine Attack Helicopter (MAH) designed for amphibious assault close air support.
At MADEX 2019, the maritime defense exhibition currently held in Busan, South Korea, local shipyard DSME is showcasing its own KDDX design.
At MADEX 2019 naval exhibition in Busan, South Korea, LIG Nex1 is showcasing for the first time a longer and more capable version of the Sea Sword combat Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV).
