South Korea launched a new 2,800-ton frigate with anti-submarine capabilities on Tuesday to protect the country’s maritime border with North Korea, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).
At a launching ceremony at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.’s shipyard in Ulsan, ROK Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Kim Jung-soo said the new ship will help South Korea “protect peace” amid continuing North Korean threats.
South Korea launched a new 2,800-ton frigate with anti-submarine capabilities on Tuesday to protect the country’s maritime border with North Korea, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).
At a launching ceremony at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.’s shipyard in Ulsan, ROK Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Kim Jung-soo said the new ship will help South Korea “protect peace” amid continuing North Korean threats.
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