South Korean shipbuilder DSME last month launched a 5,600 t next-generation auxiliary submarine rescue ship (ASR-II). ROKS Gangwha-do was launched on October 7th at DSME Okpo shipyard for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy.
On March 26 2010, the ROKS Cheonan was sunk by a North Korean submarine. Today, more than 11 years later, the Daegu-Class or FFX Batch II frigate which bears its name has been launched by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on October 22nd that the first-in-class KDX-I destroyer (DDH-1) Gwanggaeto the Great was delivered to the Republic of Korea Navy following a major upgrade.
According to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), LIG Nex1 has won the tender for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy CIWS-II program. The new close-in weapon system (CIWS) program will begin this month.
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy’s MIDCRU (midshipman cruise) Squadron left Jeju Naval Base on 22nd October for 67 days of sailing at sea. South Korean warships will, for the first time, sail near the Arctic.
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) on 5 October 2021 held a keel laying ceremony for the lead ship of the KDX-III Batch-II AEGIS destroyer project for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy.
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) held a launching ceremony of the third and final submarine of KSS III Batch 1, in the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Ulsan today.
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) today launched ROKS Pohang (FFG-825), the sixth Daegu-class FFX Batch II frigate for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy). The event took place at DSME’s Okpo Shipyard.
The ROK Navy conducted a combined naval exercise with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom on August 30, in the East Sea near the Korean Peninsula.
South Korea’s Defense Project Commission Committee (DPCC) has approved the Future Frigate eXperimental (FFX) Batch-IV program. The Korean government will invest KRW 3.51 trillion from 2023 to 2032 for the delivery of six ships.
