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Friday, March 25, 2011

S Korea launches third Aegis destroyer

KDX-3 DestroyerSouth Korea has launched its third destroyer equipped with the high-tech Aegis radar and weapons control system as tension remains high on the Korean peninsula, its navy says.

The 7,600-tonNE KDX-III destroyer, the Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong, will be put into service in March next year following a year of test operations, the navy said.

The 166-metre-long KDX III destroyer can carry about 120 missiles and torpedoes in its vertical launch system, Yonhap news agency said.

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