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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…
Dong-A Ilbo, a major South Korean newspaper, reported on August 26th that funding for CVX, the country’s aircraft carrier program, has been axed in the 2023 national defense budget.
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)…
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.
South Korea’s ADD announced on June 30th that it successfully conducted an “operational demonstration” of the ASWUUV off the coast of Tongyeong, South Korea.
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy has decided internally to allow female sailors aboard its KSS III submarines.
Lee Jeong-sup, South Korea’s Minister of National Defense, met his Philippine counterpart, Delfin Lorenzana on June 3rd. Foremost on the meeting’s agenda was cooperation between the two countries on naval issues.
U.S. President Joseph Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol announced that the two countries will cooperate on developing a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) during the former’s state visit to South Korea on May 21, 2022.
Mass production of LIG Nex1’s Tiger Shark wire-guided heavyweight torpedo has begun following the successful completion of quality trials.
South Korea is on the verge of successful development of the AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar…
