South Korea’s DSME to Design Arsenal Ship for ROK Navy
The ROK Navy announced the selection of South Korean shipbuilder DSME for the concept design of an "Arsenal Ship" known locally as the "Joint Firepower Ship".
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Latest Details on South Korea’s Arsenal Ship Project
On October 6, the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) officially announced a plan to develop ‘customized deterrente’ in response to North Korea's growing nuclear...
MADEX 2021: South Korea’s Arsenal Ship Keeping a Low Profile
Not much is yet known about South Korea’s arsenal ship program. During MADEX 2021, the naval defense show which kicked off today in Busan, South Korea, Naval News could not find any official depictions of the ship in the Republic of Korean Navy (ROKN) booth which is almost fully dedicated to the CVX light aircraft carrier project...
South Korea’s Mid-Term Defense Procurement Plan Largely Unaffected by COVID-19 Crisis
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.
Naval News Monthly Report – Episode 7 – August 2019
Here is NavalNews.com's seventh monthly report (August 2019). Naval News Monthly Reports are video round ups of the most read naval defense news articles we published in the past month.
ROK Navy to get Aircraft Carrier, Arsenal Ship as part of Ambitious 5-year defense plan
South Korea's Ministry of National Defense (MND) unveiled on August 14 an ambitious mid-term defense plan for 2020-2024. In addition to known projects (KDX III Batch II and KSS III Batch II) the plan calls for the design of two new naval projects for the ROK Navy: An LPX-II aircraft carrier and an arsenal ship.