Hong Sang Eo (Red Shark) torpedo
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Hong Sang Eo torpedo
(Hangul
: 홍상어 어뢰), also called the K-ASROC
, is a vertically launched anti-submarine missile
successively developed and tested by South Korea
's University of Science and Technology, the Korea Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and the Republic of Korea Navy
in 2009. The Red Shark missile has a range of 12 miles (19.3 km) and carries a K745 Blue Shark
torpedo that is deployed by parachute near the intended target. After release, the Blue Shark independently searches for the target.
The missiles are planned to be deployed on KDX-II and KDX-III destroyers starting in 2010. Each destroyers will carry between 8 (KDX-II) to 16 (KDX-III) of the missiles. The development cost of the program was around US$ 80 million
, with production cost of about $14 million. They were designed in order to combat the potential threat of North Korean submarines.
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| Phase 1 || 2010-2012 || 60-70 || -
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| Phase 2 || 2013-2015 || n/a || -
Torpedo
The modern torpedo is a self-propelled missile weapon with an explosive warhead, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater towards a target, and designed to detonate either on contact with it or in proximity to it.The term torpedo was originally employed for...
(Hangul
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...
: 홍상어 어뢰), also called the K-ASROC
ASROC
ASROC is an all-weather, all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile system. Developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s, it was deployed in the 1960s, updated in the 1990s, and eventually installed on over 200 USN surface ships, specifically cruisers, destroyers, and frigates...
, is a vertically launched anti-submarine missile
Anti-submarine missile
An anti-submarine missile is a standoff weapon including a rocket designed to rapidly deliver an explosive warhead or homing torpedo from the launch platform to the vicinity of a submarine.-History:...
successively developed and tested by South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
's University of Science and Technology, the Korea Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and the Republic of Korea Navy
Republic of Korea Navy
The Republic of Korea Navy or the ROK Navy is the branch of the South Korean armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations and amphibious landing operations. The ROK Navy includes the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, which is a quasi-autonomous organization...
in 2009. The Red Shark missile has a range of 12 miles (19.3 km) and carries a K745 Blue Shark
Chung Sang Eo (Blue Shark) torpedo
K745 Chung Sang Eo torpedo is a light anti-submarine torpedo developed by the Republic of Korea Navy in 2004. The Blue Shark torpedo can be deployed from surface ships, ASW helicopters and maritime patrol aircraft...
torpedo that is deployed by parachute near the intended target. After release, the Blue Shark independently searches for the target.
The missiles are planned to be deployed on KDX-II and KDX-III destroyers starting in 2010. Each destroyers will carry between 8 (KDX-II) to 16 (KDX-III) of the missiles. The development cost of the program was around US$ 80 million
Million
One million or one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999,999 and preceding 1,000,001. The word is derived from the early Italian millione , from mille, "thousand", plus the augmentative suffix -one.In scientific notation, it is written as or just 106...
, with production cost of about $14 million. They were designed in order to combat the potential threat of North Korean submarines.
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| Phase 1 || 2010-2012 || 60-70 || -
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| Phase 2 || 2013-2015 || n/a || -
Ships
The Red Shark missiles are to be fitted to the following ship classes- Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyerChungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyerChungmugong Yi Sun-shin class destroyers are multipurpose destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy. The lead ship of this class, ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sunshin, was launched in May 2002 and commissioned in December 2003...
(KDX-II) - King Sejong the Great class destroyer (KDX-III)
See also
- List of military equipment of Republic of Korea (section Torpedo/Anti-submarine)
- List of missiles by country (section South Korea (Asia))
- List of naval weapon systems (section K)
- List of torpedoes (By name: Chung Sang Eo)
- List of torpedoes by country (section Korea)
- Republic of Korea NavyRepublic of Korea NavyThe Republic of Korea Navy or the ROK Navy is the branch of the South Korean armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations and amphibious landing operations. The ROK Navy includes the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, which is a quasi-autonomous organization...
(section Korean Destroyer Experimental (KDX) program)