South Korean shipbuilder SK Oceanplant has successfully launched the second ship of the Chungnam-class (FFX Batch-III) for ...

The RoKN first implemented the MT30 on their Daegu-class frigates in 2018. Following successful trials, the first Chungnam-class Batch-III ship was delivered to the navy in December 2024.

A new class of minesweeper has been approved for the ROK Navy, while another Daegu-class frigate has been commissioned. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) in South Korea gave the ...

The Inchon-class ships were joined in 2016 by eight 3,900-ton Daegu -class frigates. All of these entered service by the end of 2023. After that a new class of six 4,300-ton Chungnam-class frigates ...

Batch-I is the Incheon-class (2,500t), which is smaller than the Daegu-class. A total of eight Daegu-class destroyers were constructed from 2016 to 2023 at a cost of about 3 trillion won.

This sea trial follows the delivery of eight shipsets for the Daegu-Class FFX-II. “The successful and timely testing was an important phase of this program, ...

The construction of eight Daegu-class FFX-II ships concluded last year. A Hyundai Heavy Industries spokesperson confirmed it received the request for information.

November 25, 2023: In the early 1980s, South Korea began developing and building its own FFX series of frigates. The first ones were nine 2,200-ton Ulsan-Class ships. These entered service between ...