18.10.2024, 21:47
Zitat:South Korea’s HHI Cuts Steel of 3rd KDX III Batch II Destroyer for ROK Navyhttps://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...-rok-navy/
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has started to build the third and final Jeongjo the Great-class ship (as part of the "next-generation Aegis destroyer KDX-III Batch 2 / Gwanggaeto-III Batch-II program). The new class of Aegis destroyers will be at the core of the Korean Air and Missile Defense System (KAMD). [...]
The destroyer is the largest Jeongjo the Great-class among South Korea’s naval vessels, with a length of 170 meters, a width of 21 meters, and a light displacement of 8,200 tons (About 12,000 tons based on full load displacement), and can operate at a speed of up to 30 knots (about 55km/h). In addition, it will be equipped with two 1.7 MW propulsion motors, a fuel-saving auxiliary propulsion system, along with four gas turbine engines.
In particular, it is expected to play a key role in protecting Korea’s oceans by adding ballistic missile interception capabilities and improving anti-submarine operations compared to the existing first-generation Sejong the Great-class Aegis destroyer.
Schneemann