Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd (DSME) revealed its planned light aircraft carrier, called CVX, which reportedly meets operational needs for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) during MADEX in Busan, on June 9th, 2021.
GE’s gas turbine and electric drive power and propulsion systems are proven to meet the most demanding needs of world navies. Today at the MADEX International Marine Industrial Defense Exhibition, GE is highlighting its power and propulsion capabilities as they apply to two new proposed Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy programs: the KDDX destroyer and the CVX aircraft carrier.
The booth for CV eXperimental (CVX), the project name for South Korea’s first aircraft carrier, at the MADEX International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition this year
NAVAL NEWS (navalnews.com) will publish the official digital show daily and daily video reports (as official WebTV) during MADEX 2021.
South Korea’s DSME announced today that KRI Alugoro (405) was handed over the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL)…
On 30 December 2020, details for South Korea’s LPX-II light aircraft carrier were finalized and the necessary budget was officially allocated in the 2020~2024 Mid-Term Defense Plan (국방중기계획).
Here is Naval News’ Monthly Recap video for November 2020.
South Korea’s Hanwha Systems has been chosen as the preferred bidder for the KDDX Combat Management System (CMS) and Multi-Function Radar (MFR) developments and production. KDDX is the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy next generation destroyer program.
The South Korean Ministry of National Defense (MND) has decided in August to double its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets. A total of forty additional “Joint Strike Fighters” will be procured, including 20 F-35B short take off and vertical landing (STOVL) variant for its light aircraft carrier project known as LPX-II.
Here is NavalNews.com’s August Monthly Recap. There was a lot happening in the Asia Pacific region this past month: China’s new LHD, Korea’s aircraft carrier plans, RIMPAC 2020 and China launching a frigate for Pakistan.
