Tag: Republic of Korea Navy
South Korea readies first KDX III Batch II Aegis destroyer for...
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) is set to receive the first of three new 8,200-ton Aegis guided missile destroyers ordered under the Gwanggaeto...
South Korea performs inaugural ship-to-shore UAV trial with Gray Eagle UAS
US-based uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) specialist General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced on 13 November that its Gray Eagle short takeoff and landing...
HD HHI gains access to US naval MRO work
South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI), a subsidiary of HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, announced on 11 July that it...
HD HHI launches first Philippine Navy corvette
South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has launched its first corvette for the Philippine Navy at its shipyard in Ulsan, the company...
Netherlands accuses China of unsafe conduct towards frigate
A Dutch frigate operating in the East China Sea in support of a multinational coalition enforcing United Nations sanctions on North Korea – the...
Philippine Navy successfully fires C-Star ASCM
The Philippine Navy announced on 8 May that its Jose Rizal-class missile frigate, BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), had successfully hit a surface target with...
Australia eyes new frigates under ambitious new shipbuilding plan
East Asian frigates have been identified by the Australian government to be considered as possible general-purpose designs to replace the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)’s...
Hanwha Strengthens Ties with Canada, Showcases Advanced Defense Capabilities to Canadian...
Hanwha Ocean and Hanwha Aerospace presented their state-of-the-art defense technologies to Dr. David Perry, President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI), who visited...
Babcock to supply WHLS for South Korea’s sixth KSS-III submarine
Babcock has won a contract from South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean to manufacture and install its Weapons Handling Launch System (WHLS) on the Republic...
South Korea accelerates maritime VTOL UAV development
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 29 January that it will commence development of a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) rotary...
