South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has launched the third of eight Daegu (FFX-II)-class guided-missile frigates on order for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN). Named Seoul (with ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — A South Korean company will build four ships for the Peruvian Navy under a $463 million contract signed this week. The vessels are part of Peru’s ambitious program to modernize its ...

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Australia has approached several foreign shipbuilders in an urgent quest to procure general-purpose frigates under Project Sea 3000, the Defence Department told Defense ...

A computer-generated image of South Korea's future FFX Batch IV frigate. (Hanwha Ocean) A grouping of several South Korean companies has begun a process to refine details for the country's future FFX ...

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 ...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) announced today the successful completion of comprehensive sea trials of the first Ulsan-Class Future Frigate experimental Batch-3 ...