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South Korea To Unveil New Sub And Destroyer
Seoul (AFP) May 15, 2007 South Korea is set to unveil a new submarine and a destroyer equipped with an advanced air defence system as part of efforts to strengthen naval capabilities, defence officials said Tuesday. The defence acquisition agency said an 1,800-ton diesel-electric submarine will be launched early next month, its second of the kind after the first model was launched last June. The submarine has been developed in partnership with German firm Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, an unidentified official told Yonhap news agency. It will be commissioned around November 2008 and named "Jeongji" after a Korean military officer of the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) who won a series of victories against the Japanese navy. South Korea also has a number of earlier-model diesel-electric submarines made by the German firm. The country plans next week to launch a destroyer fitted with the Aegis air defence system. The advanced guided missile destroyer, KDX-III, has been built by Hyundai Heavy Industries. South Korea will become the fifth nation in the world to own such a ship equipped with the Aegis system, according to navy officials. "We plan to build two more Aegis combat system-enabled destroyers by 2012 in a bid to keep up with the naval powers of Japan and China," a navy spokesman said.
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Exhibition Highlights Need To Protect Sea Lanes
Singapore (AFP) May 15, 2007Asia Pacific naval forces kicked off the region's biggest sea defence exhibition in Singapore Tuesday, highlighting the need to protect the world's key shipping lanes from extremist threats. Warships from around the world docked at the city-state's Changi Naval Base to participate in the four-day International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEX Asia). |
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