CVX officially axed from South Korean defense budget in 2023
Naval News reported last week that CVX had been axed from the 2023 defense budget. ...
31 Aug 2022
Naval News reported last week that CVX had been axed from the 2023 defense budget. ...
26 Aug 2022
Japan has invited South Korea to its 2022 fleet review which marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Maritime Self-defense Force (JMSDF)...
26 Aug 2022
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) developed a "high speed interceptor craft" (HSIC) dubbed "Phantom" capable of reaching a top speed of 60 knots.
18 Aug 2022
South Kora's first KSS III submarine, ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho, set sails for its maiden operational deployment...
09 Aug 2022
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Admiral Lee Jong-ho, met with U.S. Navy officials...
28 Jul 2022
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.
19 Jul 2022
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.
09 Jul 2022
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...
05 Jul 2022
Several local media outlets reported that the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) plan to acquire additional F-35As, which had been delayed due to the priority given to South Korea’s aircraft carrier program or CVX, has gained traction under the new administration.
19 Jun 2022
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy has decided internally to allow female sailors aboard its KSS III submarines.