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S. Korea Launches New 8,200-ton Aegis Destroyer, Jeongjo The Great

S. Korea Launches New 8,200-ton Aegis Destroyer, Jeongjo The Great

SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Thursday launched a new 8,200-ton destroyer armed with a missile interception platform and stronger anti-submarine capabilities, the Navy said, as the country pushes to bolster defense against North Korea’s evolving military capabilities. The ceremony for the Jeongjo The Great destroyer, named after a visionary king of [...]

S. Korea’s Navy Creates Aviation Unit Tasked with Bolstering Maritime Security

S. Korea’s Navy Creates Aviation Unit Tasked with Bolstering Maritime Security

SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Navy on Friday launched a new aviation command to be armed with high-end surveillance aircraft, choppers and drones, as part of efforts for stronger, longer-range maritime security capabilities, officials said. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lee Jong-ho hosted a ceremony launching the Naval Air Command at [...]

Navy Gets Upgraded Destroyer with Stronger Anti-sub Capabilities

Navy Gets Upgraded Destroyer with Stronger Anti-sub Capabilities

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navy received an upgraded destroyer on Friday, after more than a year of refurbishment aimed at bolstering anti-submarine and other capabilities, the state arms procurement agency said. The 3,200-ton Gwanggaeto the Great destroyer was handed over to the Navy, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration said, as South Korea [...]

S. Korea Launches Advanced Submarine Rescue Ship

S. Korea Launches Advanced Submarine Rescue Ship

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea launched a new 5,600-ton-class submarine rescue vessel Thursday capable of conducting rescue operations in the deep sea regardless of weather conditions, the Navy said. A launch ceremony for the vessel, named Ganghwado, took place at the Okpo shipyard of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., on the [...]