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South Korean shipbuilders’ bidding conflicts
The Korean naval shipbuilding industry is facing a drastic change in its environment…
13 September 2022
The Korean naval shipbuilding industry is facing a drastic change in its environment…
DSME is reportedly expected to face 90 billion KRW ($67 million USD) worth of financial loss…
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) today launched the lead ship of the KDX-III Batch-II AEGIS destroyer project for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy: ROKS Jeongjo the Great.
LIG Nex1 and Thales Netherlands have signed a MOU on MRO and performance improvement for ship-mounted core weapon systems at the “2022 Farnborough International Airshow” held in London, UK.
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…
