KDDX-class Guided Missile Destroyer

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The KDDX at sea.

The KDDX-class destroyer (KDX-IV) is a stealthy destroyer class under development by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for the Republic of Korea Navy, to be launched after 2025.

Specifications[edit | edit source]

  • Type: Guided Missile Destroyer
  • Service Period: 20XX-Present
  • Characteristics:
    • Length: 510 feet (155.45 meters)
    • Beam: 62 feet 5 inches (19.03 meters)
    • Draft: 31 feet 2 inches (9.5 meters)
    • Displacement: 6,500 tons (Standard); 8,000 tons (Full Load)
  • Crew: 160-200
  • Propulsion: Integrated Electric Propulsion System
    • 2 x General Electric LM2500 gas turbine generators, 70,000 shp (52,000 kW)
    • 2 x propulsion motors (50,000 kW)
    • 2 x diesel generators (6,000 kW)
  • Range:
  • Speed: 30+ knots (55.56 km/h)
  • Sensor Suite:
    • AN/SPY-1D(V) Multifunction Radar
    • AN/SPG-62 Fire Control Radar x 4
    • DSQS-21BZ hull mounted Multifunction Sonar
    • SQR-220K Black Dragon Towed Array Sonar
    • Sagem Infrared Search & Track (IRST) system
  • Countermeasures:
    • LIG Nex1 SLQ-200(V)K Sonata electronic warfare suite
    • SLQ-261K TACM torpedo decoy
    • KDagaie Mk.2 Chaff/Flare Launcher x 4
  • Armament:
    • 1 x 5"/62-caliber Mk.45 Mod 4 lightweight naval gun or 155mm/62-caliber Mk.51 Advanced Gun System
    • 1 x 48-cell K-VLS (fires RIM-156 SM-2ER, RIM-161 SM-3, RIM-174 SM-6)
    • 1 x 16-cell K-VLS (fires Hyunmoo 3C cruise missiles)
    • 4 x 4-canister SSM Launchers (fires SSM-700K Haeseong (C-Star) AShMs)
    • 2 x 12.75" triple torpedo tubes (fires K745 Blue Shark lightweight torpedoes)
    • 1 x 20mm/70-caliber Phalanx CIWS
  • Aircraft Carried: 2 x AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat or Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters

Unit Run[edit | edit source]

  • ROKS Unnamed (DDG-9XX) - planned for construction
  • ROKS Unnamed (DDG-9XX) - planned for construction
  • ROKS Unnamed (DDG-9XX) - planned for construction
  • ROKS Unnamed (DDG-9XX) - planned for construction
  • ROKS Unnamed (DDG-9XX) - planned for construction
  • ROKS Unnamed (DDG-9XX) - planned for construction