LIG Nex1： selected for RoKN’s CIWS-II programme
South Korean company LIG Nex1
has won a bid to locally develop and produce a new close-in weapon system (CIWS) to be deployed with Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) warships.
Officials from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) in Seoul
told Janes on 29 October thatLIG Nex1’s proposal was selected over that of rival Hanwha Systems, adding that a contract is expected to be awarded in November as part of the navy’s ‘CIWS-II’ programme.
In a statement issued the same day, DAPA confirmed that
the project will be formally launched in November, noting that the new system will be used for point defence against various threats such as anti-ship guided missiles, aircraft, and fast manoeuvring surface vessels.
During the 9–12 June International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition 2021 held in Busan,
LIG Nex1 had displayed a model of its proposed CIWS revealing that
the system will be equipped with a 30 mm Gatling-type gun capable of firing 4,200 rounds per minute;
an electro-optical targeting system;
a tracking active electronically scanned-array (AESA) radar;
a non-rotating, four-faced AESA search radar.
The new CIWS, development of which is expected to be completed by 2027,
will feature radar technology similar to that being developed by South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development and local company Hanwha Systems
for the country’s future KF-21 Boramae multirole fighter, according to DAPA.
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