Admiral Kim Jung-soo has been appointed the 35th Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy. Kim took over command from Admiral Boo Suk-jong on December 16. The new CNO expressed his support for the CVX aircraft carrier program.
The Democratic party unanimously passed the new budget including funding requested by the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) for CVX next year.
Naval News obtained statements from a ROKN flag officer familiar with the program reacting to the criticism recently published by local media. This article will examine the major points of contention in the debate.
South Korea's defense budget for the CVX light aircraft carrier project has been significantly decreased again.
Celebrating its 76th Anniversary this year, the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy released on 8 November a new animated video of its light aircraft carrier project, also known as CVX.
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) are officially in a strategic partnership to cooperate on the Korean light aircraft carrier project called CVX.
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Babcock International signed a partnership regarding the CVX aircraft carrier project.
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) signed a mutual cooperation agreement...
A new design for CVX, South Korea’s light aircraft carrier program, was revealed by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) at MADEX 2021...
During MADEX (International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition) 2021, one of the main naval exhibitions in the Asia Pacific area, Fincantieri has signed a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to support the Conceptual Design of the new class of aircraft carriers “CVX” for the Navy of the Republic of Korea (South Korea).
