GE, Hanwha Aerospace sign MoU to bring full electric propulsion to South Korea’s KDDX destroyers
General Electric’s (GE’s) Power Conversion business and Hanwha Aerospace
have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to co-operate in providing electric propulsion solutions for the Republic of Korea Navy’s (RoKN’s) six-ship Korea Destroyer Next Generation (KDDX) programme.
In a 28 February statement,
GE said that
it would offer naval electric drive propulsion solutions, including its Integrated
Full Electric Propulsion (IFEP) or
Hybrid Electric Drive (HED), as well as propulsion integration capabilities.
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KDDX-class destroyer
KDDX-class destroyer (KDX-IV) is a stealthy destroyer class under development by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for ROK Navy, to be launched after 2025.
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