South Korea Launches Third SLBM Capable Submarine

Another great addition to the ROK Navy:

The Navy submarine Shin Chae-ho, the latest in the 3,000-ton Jangbogo-III Batch-I vessel class, is launched at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, southeastern Korea, on Tuesday afternoon. [NEWS1]
The Navy submarine Shin Chae-ho, the latest in the 3,000-ton Jangbogo-III Batch-I vessel class, is launched at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, southeastern Korea, on Tuesday afternoon. [NEWS1]

South Korea on Tuesday launched a new indigenously developed 3,000-ton-class submarine equipped to fire ballistic missiles, the Navy said.  
   
Named after a prominent Korean independence activist, Shin Chae-ho, the new sub was launched in an afternoon ceremony at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. in the southeastern city of Ulsan on Tuesday, according to the military.  
   
The Shin Chae-ho is the third and final submarine in the Jangbogo-III Batch-I vessel class that the South Korean military has built and developed using domestic technology.  
   
The 3.09 trillion won ($2.77 billion) project, which began in 2007, has yielded three submarines that can fire submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs). 

Joong Ang Ilbo

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setnaffa
setnaffa
3 years ago

Good on ’em .. Dokdo will never be retaken by the Japanese now…

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
3 years ago

The above picture should never have been released. It gives too much away.

If you look closely, you can clearly see three of its secret capabilities that should have remained secret.

1. It appears to be an amphibious vehicle

2. It appears to be able to launch missiles from land.

3. WOW! Look at how many missiles it can launch at one time.

Dokdo is truly saved.

Korean Person
Korean Person
3 years ago

Dear Comrade Setnaffova and his alter identity again making fun of Korean military capabilities.

If they are true human Trump supporters then they should applaud this day, because it means Trump supporters have further excuse to demand the pull out US troops from Korea.

But since Setnaffova is a Russian bot then it can afford to be dismissive and look down on Korean military capabilities since looking down on others is what the Russians are good at.

setnaffa
setnaffa
3 years ago

He CH, I think that dude saw this and thought it was real…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEZQRhVgbP0

Korean Person
Korean Person
3 years ago

Dear Comrade Setnaffova, talking to yourself will only give others the impression that you are mentally unstable.

Shouldn’t you ditch your alter identities and stand on your own?

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