Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer
The lead ship of this class, ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sunsin, was launched in May 2002 and commissioned in December 2003.Six ships were launched by Hyundai Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in four years.The electronics suite includes one Raytheon AN/SPS-49(V)5 2D long-range radar (LRR), one Thales Nederland MW08 target indication 3D radar (TIR), two Thales Nederland STIR240 fire-control radars with OT-134A Continuous Wave Illumination (CWI) transmitters, an SLQ-200(V)K SONATA electronic warfare system and a KDCOM-II combat management system (BAe SEMA SSCS Mk.7) which is derived from the Royal Navy Type 23 frigate's SSCS combat management system using technology provided by BAeSEMA, naval technology joint venture between British Aerospace and the French Sema Group.On Jun 14, 2024, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) issued a bid announcement to start the selection of a shipyard for the KDX-II PIP.The defense plan called for two new naval projects to be developed: the LPX-II-Class Aircraft Carrier and an arsenal ship.