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Navy to receive upgraded destroyer with stronger anti-sub capabilities

By Yonhap

Published : Dec. 28, 2021 - 10:10

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This photo, provided by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, shows a KDX-I destroyer. (DAPA) This photo, provided by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, shows a KDX-I destroyer. (DAPA)
The Navy will receive an upgraded destroyer Tuesday, after nearly a year of refurbishment aimed at strengthening anti-submarine and other capabilities, the state arms procurement agency said.

The 3,200-ton KDX-I destroyer, Eulji Mundeok, was sent for the upgrade in January. It is now equipped with the latest towed array sonar system designed to reinforce anti-submarine capabilities, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said.

The destroyer is the third and last vessel to be returned to the Navy under a project launched in September 2016 to replace the aging combat systems of the armed service's flagships with the latest ones.

The first and second destroyers -- Yang Manchun and Gwanggaeto the Great -- were sent back to the Navy in September 2020 and October this year, respectively. (Yonhap)