A mid-sized Korean shipbuilder called Samkang M&T announced on January 4th that it won a contract for the construction of a 3,500 tons FFX Batch III frigate. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) contract is […]
South Korea has begun construction on the second KSS-III Batch-II submarine. The boat, built by local shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), will be completed by 2026 and delivered to the Republic of Korea […]
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On 26 November, the Peruvian Navy took delivery of its new Pohang-class corvette BAP Guise from the Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy). As disclosed, the delivery of the vessel, formerly known as ROKS Suncheon (PCC-767), was held at […]
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy commissioned its fourth Daegu-class FFX Batch II frigate on 10 November 2021. ROKS Donghae (FFG-822) was built by local shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The commissioning ceremony took place […]
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has received a contract to build the second next-generation Aegis destroyer for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). The contract, worth about $540 million was awarded to HHI […]
KAI told the media that it signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) on CVX project, with presence of the Vice Chairman of HHI, Mr. Young-seok Han and the President of KAI, Mr. Hyun-ho Ahn, during […]
South Korean shipbuilding company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has launched new next-generation submarine rescue ship at its Okpo shipyard built for the Republic of Korea Navy. As disclosed, the auxiliary submarine rescue ship […]
South Korea unveiled five new weapons and technologies on 15 September 2021, testing two of them on the day. A submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) and a long-range air-to-surface missile. Not tested last week but unveiled […]
South Korea’s locally-developed, diesel-powered 3,000-tonne submarine, named after revered independence activist Ahn Chang-ho, during its commissioning ceremony on the southern island of Geojeless. South Korea has test-fired a homegrown submarine-launched ballistic missile, a report said […]
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