This photo, released by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) on Oct. 22, 2021, shows the 3,200-ton Gwanggaeto the Great destroyer.
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navy will receive an upgraded destroyer Tuesday, after nearly a year of refurbishment aimed at strengthening anti-submarine and other capabilities, the state arms procurement agency said.
The 3,200-ton KDX-I destroyer, Eulji Mundeok, was sent for the upgrade in January. It is now equipped with the latest towed array sonar system designed to reinforce anti-submarine capabilities, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said.
The destroyer is the third and last vessel to be returned to the Navy under a project launched in September 2016 to replace the aging combat systems of the armed service’s flagships with the latest ones.
The first and second destroyers — Yang Manchun and Gwanggaeto the Great — were sent back to the Navy in September 2020 and October this year, respectively.
(Yonhap)
