Advertisement The East African News World South Korea launches its first missile-capable submarine Friday September 14 2018 A file photo taken on April 24, 2016 shows an underwater test-fire of a strategic submarine ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea on April 23, 2016. PHOTO | KCNA | AFP Summary The $700 million, 3,000-tonne Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine is capable of firing both cruise and ballistic missiles.The new submarine is fitted with six vertical launch tubes and features indigenous sonar and combat management systems.Aside from the new vessels, South Korea has an existing fleet of 18 smaller submarines, all built in co-operation with Germany. Advertisement By AFP More by this Author South Korea launched its first ever missile-capable attack submarine on Friday, despite a recent diplomatic thaw with the nuclear-armed North.The $700 million, 3,000-tonne Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine is capable of firing both cruise and ballistic missiles and the first of three planned diesel-electric boats to go into service in the next five years.It represented a "leap forward in the country's" defence industry, President Moon Jae-in told a launch ceremony at the Daewoo shipyard where it was designed and built."Peace through power is the unwavering security strategy of this government."Moon will head to Pyongyang next week for a third summit with the North's leader Kim Jong Un, as US-led efforts to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons have stalled."We have set off on a grand journey toward the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula," Moon said. Advertisement "But peace is not given gratuitously," he added.The new submarine is fitted with six vertical launch tubes and features indigenous sonar and combat management systems.Aside from the new vessels, South Korea has an existing fleet of 18 smaller submarines, all built in co-operation with Germany.According to the defence ministry, the North has 70 ageing submarines and submersibles, and Yonhap news agency reported that it has also developed a new 2,500-tonne submarine fitted with a vertical launch system. Advertisement In the headlines Botswana rejects UK migrants deal proposal To date, Rwanda is the only African country that has agreed to the UK’s proposals. Zimbabwe president reshuffles cabinet President Mnangagwa reshuffled his cabinet, eight months after he appointed a new cabinet following his re-election in August 2023. SA extends army deployment in Mozambique, DRCWorld Bank suspends Tanzania tourism projectSomalia PM: We’ve lifted barriers to foreign investmentUnderwater: Kenyans in agony amid heavy floodsHas Chad election outcome been set already?
Advertisement The East African News World South Korea launches its first missile-capable submarine Friday September 14 2018 A file photo taken on April 24, 2016 shows an underwater test-fire of a strategic submarine ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea on April 23, 2016. PHOTO | KCNA | AFP Summary The $700 million, 3,000-tonne Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine is capable of firing both cruise and ballistic missiles.The new submarine is fitted with six vertical launch tubes and features indigenous sonar and combat management systems.Aside from the new vessels, South Korea has an existing fleet of 18 smaller submarines, all built in co-operation with Germany. Advertisement By AFP More by this Author South Korea launched its first ever missile-capable attack submarine on Friday, despite a recent diplomatic thaw with the nuclear-armed North.The $700 million, 3,000-tonne Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine is capable of firing both cruise and ballistic missiles and the first of three planned diesel-electric boats to go into service in the next five years.It represented a "leap forward in the country's" defence industry, President Moon Jae-in told a launch ceremony at the Daewoo shipyard where it was designed and built."Peace through power is the unwavering security strategy of this government."Moon will head to Pyongyang next week for a third summit with the North's leader Kim Jong Un, as US-led efforts to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons have stalled."We have set off on a grand journey toward the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula," Moon said. Advertisement "But peace is not given gratuitously," he added.The new submarine is fitted with six vertical launch tubes and features indigenous sonar and combat management systems.Aside from the new vessels, South Korea has an existing fleet of 18 smaller submarines, all built in co-operation with Germany.According to the defence ministry, the North has 70 ageing submarines and submersibles, and Yonhap news agency reported that it has also developed a new 2,500-tonne submarine fitted with a vertical launch system. Advertisement In the headlines Botswana rejects UK migrants deal proposal To date, Rwanda is the only African country that has agreed to the UK’s proposals. Zimbabwe president reshuffles cabinet President Mnangagwa reshuffled his cabinet, eight months after he appointed a new cabinet following his re-election in August 2023. SA extends army deployment in Mozambique, DRCWorld Bank suspends Tanzania tourism projectSomalia PM: We’ve lifted barriers to foreign investmentUnderwater: Kenyans in agony amid heavy floodsHas Chad election outcome been set already?
Summary The $700 million, 3,000-tonne Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine is capable of firing both cruise and ballistic missiles.The new submarine is fitted with six vertical launch tubes and features indigenous sonar and combat management systems.Aside from the new vessels, South Korea has an existing fleet of 18 smaller submarines, all built in co-operation with Germany. Advertisement By AFP More by this Author South Korea launched its first ever missile-capable attack submarine on Friday, despite a recent diplomatic thaw with the nuclear-armed North.The $700 million, 3,000-tonne Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine is capable of firing both cruise and ballistic missiles and the first of three planned diesel-electric boats to go into service in the next five years.It represented a "leap forward in the country's" defence industry, President Moon Jae-in told a launch ceremony at the Daewoo shipyard where it was designed and built."Peace through power is the unwavering security strategy of this government."Moon will head to Pyongyang next week for a third summit with the North's leader Kim Jong Un, as US-led efforts to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons have stalled."We have set off on a grand journey toward the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula," Moon said. Advertisement "But peace is not given gratuitously," he added.The new submarine is fitted with six vertical launch tubes and features indigenous sonar and combat management systems.Aside from the new vessels, South Korea has an existing fleet of 18 smaller submarines, all built in co-operation with Germany.According to the defence ministry, the North has 70 ageing submarines and submersibles, and Yonhap news agency reported that it has also developed a new 2,500-tonne submarine fitted with a vertical launch system.
Botswana rejects UK migrants deal proposal To date, Rwanda is the only African country that has agreed to the UK’s proposals. Zimbabwe president reshuffles cabinet President Mnangagwa reshuffled his cabinet, eight months after he appointed a new cabinet following his re-election in August 2023. SA extends army deployment in Mozambique, DRCWorld Bank suspends Tanzania tourism projectSomalia PM: We’ve lifted barriers to foreign investmentUnderwater: Kenyans in agony amid heavy floodsHas Chad election outcome been set already?