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| Dan Olecki |
 Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:45 am |
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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/07/205_48819.html
By Jung Sung-ki
Staff Reporter
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries and Lockheed Martin of the
United States plan to build a medium-sized Aegis-class warship for
export following their successful joint development of the KDX-III
Aegis destroyer for the South Korean Navy, company officials said
Tuesday.
The two firms signed a memorandum of understanding on the development
of a 4,000- to 6,000-ton Aegis-class warship last year, they said.
``Both companies have been consulting on ways of building a high-tech
medium-size Aegis destroyer mixed with Hyundai's shipbuilding
technology and Lockheed's Aegis Combat System,'' an official of the
Defense Acquisition Program Administration said.
The first export target is India, seeking to introduce high-tech Aegis
ships designed to track incoming missiles and shoot them down, the
official said.
The Aegis combat system, built by Lockheed Martin, is the world's
premier surface-to-air and fire-control system, capable of conducting
simultaneous operations against aircraft, ballistic and cruise
missiles, ships and submarines.
The Aegis weapon system includes the SPY-1 radar, the world's most
advanced computer-controlled radar system. When paired with the MK 41
Vertical Launching System, it is capable of delivering missiles for
every mission and threat environment in naval warfare.
The envisaged Korea-U.S. medium-size Aegis ship for India will be
equipped with SPY-1F radar, a modified version of the AN/SPY-1D radar
system, according to the firms.
The Aegis system is currently deployed on more than 75 ships around
the world, with more than 30 additional ships planned. In addition to
the United States and Norway, Aegis is the weapon system of choice for
Japan, Korea and Spain among other countries.
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| dott.Piergiorgio |
| Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:04 pm |
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Dan Olecki ha scritto:
mmmm....
I'm not 100% sure, and not even 75%, but I suspect that this "dan
olecki" is a new incarnation of that otis willie.....
Best regards from Italy,
Dott. Piergiorgio. |
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