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Friday, March 11, 2011

S Korean Navy to launch third Aegis destroyer this month

KDX-3 destroyerThe South Korean Navy will launch its third Aegis guided missile destroyer this month, the official media reported Thursday.

The new warship, named Yu Seong-ryong, will be the third of the 7,600-ton King Sejong the Great class of destroyers which are equipped with US-made state-of-the-art Aegis air defence systems.

The new ship, being built by South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries, is scheduled to be commissioned into service in 2012.

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