The state arms procurement company has launched a 468.9 billion-won ($319.5 million) venture to improve the growing old fight and sonar methods of the 1,800-ton KSS-II submarines to step up its operational capabilities, officers mentioned Thursday.
The Protection Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) held a gathering marking the launch of the event venture on the headquarters of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Gyeongsang Province.
Below the plan, the company goals to switch the fight methods and towed array sonars of three KSS-II submarines with the most recent gear by 2033. They may also be newly geared up with mine avoidance sonars and buoyant wire antennas, in keeping with DAPA.
The deliberate improve is anticipated to considerably improve the submarines’ operational capabilities, together with their detection, navigation and assault abilities, and assist reveal the optimum fight system developed by means of homegrown expertise, DAPA mentioned.
