HD HHI Launches Third KDX-III Batch-II Destroyer for ROK Navy
The launch completes South Korea’s six-ship Aegis destroyer fleet and underscores President Lee Jae-myung’s push for self-reliant national defense.
- On Wednesday, President Lee Jae-myung attended the launching ceremony for the ROKS Daeho Kim Jong-seo at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' Ulsan shipyard, completing South Korea's six-ship Aegis destroyer fleet.
- Built under the Gwanggaeto-III Batch-II project, the 8,200-ton destroyer underscores Seoul's push for self-reliant national defense. "When we can defend ourselves on our own, we can determine our future," Lee said.
- The Daeho Kim Jong-seo measures 170 meters in length and 21 meters in beam, capable of reaching 30 knots, or approximately 55 kilometers per hour, while featuring advanced integrated sonar and ballistic missile interception capabilities.
- Following sea trials, the ship will be delivered to the Navy in December next year, completing a fleet of three Sejong the Great-class and three Jeongjo the Great-class Aegis destroyers.
- President Lee pledged to support the shipbuilding industry's exports while maintaining a "super gap" in technological capabilities, as the administration plans to add nuclear-powered submarines and manned-unmanned teaming carriers.
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The next-generation Aegis destroyer 'Daeho Kim Jong-seo,' which will complete the Republic of Korea Navy's Aegis destroyer force system, has been launched. On the 30th, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries held a launching ceremony for the Daeho Kim Jong-seo, the third 8,200-ton class next-generation Aegis destroyer, at its Ulsan shipyard. The ceremony was attended by President Lee Jae-myung and First Lady Kim Hye-kyung, Minister of National Defense Kang…
On the 30th, at the launching ceremony of the Navy's sixth Aegis destroyer, the 'Daeho Kim Jong-seo,' President Lee Jae-myung stated, "Security relying on others is bound to be shaken along with them when that country's circumstances or situation changes," adding, "Only when we can defend ourselves can we determine our own future." President Lee made these remarks at the Daeho Kim Jong-seo ceremony held in Ulsan on that day.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Yun-gi = President Lee Jae-myung personally attended the launching ceremony of the next-generation Aegis destroyer 'Daeho Kim Jong-seo' on the 30th with his wife, First Lady Kim Hye-kyung...
The third and final Aegis destroyer of the second batch was launched in Ulsan, but remains under completion and testing. The article South Korea — Third and final KDX-III Batch II destroyer launched appeared first on FLIGHT.
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