Another Type 214 Sub Commissioned
December 08 2008
The South Korean navy last week commissioned its second of three submarines based on the German Type 214 class, reports ThyssenKrupp Technologies.
The Jeongji, the second boat in the Sohn Won-Il class, is equipped with an air-independent fuel cell propulsion system, advanced sensors and an integrated command and weapon-control system.
Seoul has ordered three Sohn Won-Il-class submarines, which are built under license from Germany's Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW), a...
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