韓国：現代重工（HHI）､蔚山級IIIフリゲート艦改造へ：325百万米ドル契約締結：
Hyundai receives USD325 million contract for first Ulsan-class Batch III frigate：
现代汽车获得蔚山第二批护卫舰3.25亿美元合同
大韓民国海軍（RoKN）：
現代重工業と、蔚山級IIIフリゲート艦の設計改良/建造契約を締結しました。
フリゲート艦には、自国開発/多機能レーダー及び垂直発射システム搭載の可能性が高いとのこと。
現代重工業（HHI）：
大韓民国海軍（RoKN）向け、蔚山級IIIフリゲート艦の設計改良/建造で、KRW400（325百万米ドル）の契約を締結。
The contract,
which has been signed with South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), was announced on 16 March.
The vessel is the first of six 3,500-tonne frigates planned for the batch.
The contract covers detailed designed work and construction of the first-of-class.
HHI received the contract to carry out basic design work for the batch in 2916.
The vessel
will have an overall length of 129 m and a width of 15 m.
It will feature a hybrid electric and gas propulsion system, and can attain a maximum speed of 30 kt.
The frigate can utilise its electric propulsion systems during anti-submarine operations to minimise its acoustic signatures.
Accordingly, the vessel will rely on gas turbine propulsion when it needs to operate at high speeds, said HHI.
HHI also noted that the warship will be equipped with a four-sided fixed multifunction phased array radar “capable of 360-degrees omni-directional detection, tracking, and engagement”.
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