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South Korea Commissions Final Daegu-class FFX Batch II Frigate
Hyundai Heavy Industries delivered ROKS Chuncheon, the eighth and final Daegu-class frigate, to the ROK Navy on Oct. 24, 2023.
24 October 2023
Hyundai Heavy Industries delivered ROKS Chuncheon, the eighth and final Daegu-class frigate, to the ROK Navy on Oct. 24, 2023.
On July 27, 2023, South Korean shipbuilder SK Oceanplant held a steel-cutting ceremony for the ROK Navy’s 2nd FFX Batch-III frigate
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…
