Tag: RoKN
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...
Submarine Status
Operating submarines can enhance the reputation of the naval force employing them, but they should be properly funded and not just for show.
Conventional submarines...
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...
Shipyards Ring Full Speed Ahead
A steady stream of orders are keeping Asian-Pacific warship builders busy.
Warship building is at ‘full steam’ at Asian shipyards, with heightened tensions in the...
Chadburns Ring Full Ahead for Modernisation
The increasing pace of naval modernisation in the Indo-Pacific is fuelling regional industrial growth backed by the maturation of indigenous technology.
The rise of China...
South Korea conducts underwater ballistic missile ejection test from KSS-III submarine
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) has successfully conducted underwater ejection tests of an indigenously developed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from its newly commissioned...
Amphibious Forces
Amphibious warfare has existed as a pillar of western military strategy since World War II, particularly after the experience of the U.S. Marine Corps...
South Korea commissions first SLBM-capable KSS-III-class submarine
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) has commissioned its first locally made, submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM)-capable diesel-electric attack submarine at the facilities of Daewoo...
