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Friday, August 31, 2012

South Korean Navy takes delivery of third KDX-III class Aegis destroyer

Sejong the Great class destroyer |ROK (Republic of Korea) Navy took delivery of its third Aegis-equipped destroyer from the country's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) on August 30 2012.

South Korea launched the KDX-III program in 2004 to bolster its defense against North Korea.

The first ship of the Sejong the Great ship class, was commissioned in December 2008 and the second ship of the class (Yulgok Yi I) was commissioned in August 2010.

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