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Jeff Head

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asif iqbal said:
South Korea to add three more AEGIS ships to its navy while Japan is also planning more and Aussies are also adding three

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Well, from the opening quote in the article,

DefenceTalk said:
On December 10, the Joint Chiefs of Staff held a council, conducted by chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Choi Yun-hee, and decided to secure three additional new Aegis destroyers by the mid-2020s.
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IMHO they intend to have all three vessels acquired by the mid 2020s.

So if we look at the acquisition of their current Se Jong the Great KDX-III AEGIS destroyers, they were brought on board in two year intervals (2008, 2010, and 2012) and each took about two years to build.

So if we say that by 2024 they want to have all three of these new vessels. Then the last one would be delivered to the ROKN in say 2024, the 2nd to last would be delivered in 2022, and the 1st of the new three would be delivered in 2020...meaning it would start building in 2018. Five years from now.

We shall see. I would not be surprised to see them start building the first one in 2016-2017, and then have all three delivered by 2022 or 2023.

Six of these very powerful AEGIS destroyers (IMHO they are really cruisers) will be a very potent force.

I wonder of the "Task Fleet," they are referring to would include perhaps a second and/or third Dokdo...with JSF capabilities?
 
Jeff Head

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Skywatcher said:
The taskforce option seems most likely. Wonder if they'd be interesting in buying the AGS to mount on it?
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I doubt it very seriously.

That gun mount is significantly heavier than the current 127mm mount and they would have to work on her stability and handling. They may however certainly develop long range, precision munitions for the 127mm.

I personally believe that the US should make the KDX-III the basis for the Burke Flight III vessels, and work the AMDR into the superstructure while getting the additional number of missiles the KDX-III carries, along with the RAM launcher forward. US defense firms were very heavily involved with the ROKN in the development of the KDX-III, so there should be no problem in doing this.
 
asif iqbal

asif iqbal

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In my opinion more Dokdo Class is a must for South Korea, having one was good to get the experience but now they should seriously start to build thier own independent amphibious capability from a over the horizon landing

This way they can split the North Korean defences in two during a war, North Korea will want to stand and fight from there heavily fortified positions and won't be moving much so coming in from the sea will force the North Korea to move forces to launch a counter attack and stop the beech landings, and when they do that they will be easy targets for the South Korea air attack

Also North Korea won't know the landing areas so they will be forced to spread there forces which will split their defence which could be a perfect opportunity for a South Korean armoured thrust into the North

They should plan for 4 x LHD of the Dokdo class or even bigger, get the helos on there build up the ASW get the well decks

Maybe the three additional DDG are a indication they are looking to do this
 
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asif iqbal said:
They should plan for 4 x LHD of the Dokdo class or even bigger, get the helos on there build up the ASW get the well decks
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Even bigger for what? F-35B's can surely operate from Dokdo class, besides they don't have to as they should get air advantage in no time over Korean Peninsula. And the most urgent question: one more fleet base, costs of maintaince etc and all of that in a situation that you can't predict budget in 10 years from now. And of course in my opinion Dokdo class with all malfunctions was a good lesson for ROK Navy's planners. So at best we should see a similar vessel in tactical foundations in a slightly new body. I heard there were plans for a light aircratf carrier but I'd say that they don't need such capabilities as they're... between Russia, Japan and China - each of those countries can overpower it so it would be a huuge waste of money in case of war and there's no need for South Korea to project their forces on various ends of the world.

About naval guns - Incheon class frigates looks pretty ugly with 127mm gun but all Korean Navy main vessels planner must bear in mind that in case of conflict on Peninsula they'll have to use it and start bombardment of shores in support of landing operations.
 
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Jeff Head said:
I personally believe that the US should make the KDX-III the basis for the Burke Flight III vessels, and work the AMDR into the superstructure while getting the additional number of missiles the KDX-III carries, along with the RAM launcher forward. US defense firms were very heavily involved with the ROKN in the development of the KDX-III, so there should be no problem in doing this.
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That would be nice, provided the "Not Designed Here" mental block can be over come.

But then, Boeing and Saab are partnering for a T-X offer, so there's always hope.
 
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DSME wins Batch II Incheon Frigate order


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World Maritime News said:
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) announced on Monday that the company has won $305.8 million order to construct a frigate for the Korean Navy.

The deal with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration entails producing and delivering the warship to the South Korean Navy by 2017, the shipbuilder said.

Under the deal, the shipyard will build an Incheon Class frigate equipped with anti-air defence and helicopter landing capabilities.

The vessel will have an overall length of 114m, width of 14m and a depth of 25m. The standard displacement of the ship is 2,300t. It can accommodate a crew of 145 to 170.

About eight ships of Batch II are going to be built by DSME.
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Korea has already built three of the Batch I Incheon Class frigates, and will now build eight to nine more Batch II vessels.
 
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