Tag: Republic of Korea Navy
Babcock and HHI partners for Canadian Patrol Submarine Project
Babcock Canada has signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement with South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to collaborate on the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project...
South Korean navy takes delivery of second KSS-III SSK
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) has received its second 3,000 tonne KSS-III diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) ROKS Ahn Mu during a ceremony held...
GE Marine’s LM500 to Power ROKN’s PKX-B Batch-II Patrol Boats
The Republic of Korea’s Navy has selected GE Marine’s LM500 gas turbines to power the first four PKX-B Batch-II ships. Two LM500s, each rated...
Korean navy helicopter carrier slated for upgrades
The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has awarded a ₩180.8 billion (US$136 million) contract to local shipbuilder HJ Shipbuilding and Construction (HJSC)...
Budget versus Necessity – How New, How Soon?
Airbus, Bell, Leonardo and Sikorsky participated in an AMR survey to gauge their perspectives of business opportunities within the Asia-Pacific military rotorcraft market over...
JMSDF hosts multinational fleet review
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) hosted the latest iteration of its international fleet review (IFR) in the waters of Sagami Bay south of...
Hanwha Group moves to acquire shipbuilder DSME
South Korea's Hanwha Group announced on 26 September that it has entered into a preliminary agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), one...
DX Korea 2022: KAI unveils KF-21N carrierborne combat aircraft development plans
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has disclosed its interest to develop a carrierborne version of its 4.5-generation KF-21 multirole combat aircraft. A model of the...
Hyundai Heavy Industries launches first KDX-III Batch 2 destroyer
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has launched the lead ship for the second and improved batch of three Sejong Daewang (KDX-III)-class guided-missile...
Republic of Korea Selects Bell 505 as Its New Military Helicopter...
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the selection of the Bell 505 as the new Republic of Korea military helicopter trainer. The...
