Defence & Space

Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) at the IDEX 2025 trade fair

The companies within the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) will participate in the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) 2025, where…

2025-02-14 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Saab launches Coast Control Radar

Saab will reveal the new Coast Control Radar at the upcoming International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in the United…

2025-02-14 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

Trump proves that Europe must take care of itself

Did President Donald Trump give Vladimir Putin a Valentine’s Day gift in the form of a part of Ukraine? It may look…

2025-02-14 | Sławek Zagórski | 5 minutes

The first FA-50PL will be ready in 2025

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) presented the current progress on the Polish version of the FA-50 aircraft at their facility in…

2024-12-30 | Jakub Link-Lenczowski | 8 minutes

A Russian drone damaged the covering of the Ark sarcophagus at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

During the night of February 13 to 14, a Russian loitering munition carrying a fragmentation-explosive warhead struck the covering of the Ark sarcophagus…

2025-02-14 | Rafał Muczyński | 5 minutes

Over 20 participants interested in consultations for the modernization of the Polish corvette Ślązak

In response to questions from the MILMAG Portal editorial team, the Social Communication Department of the Armament Agency provided information about…

2025-02-13 | Rafał Muczyński | 4 minutes

Elbit Systems to provide JNDFC Center for a European Country

Elbit Systems awarded contracts totaling approximately $100 million to provide Joint National Digital Fires Command Center for a European country.

2025-02-10 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Rheinmetall and Hologate sign strategic cooperation agreement for XR and VR simulation solutions

Rheinmetall and Hologate announce the start of a strategic cooperation. The aim is to develop innovative simulation solutions. Both companies combine expertise…

2024-12-03 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) at the IDEX 2025 trade fair

The companies within the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) will participate in the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) 2025, where…

2025-02-14 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Hanwha to Showcase Next-Generation Artillery and Air-Defense Solutions at IDEX 2025

Hanwha will present a range of cutting-edge defense capabilities at IDEX 2025, under the theme of ‘Driving Innovation with Partners.

2025-02-13 | Redakcja | 5 minutes

Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) at the IDEX 2025 trade fair

The companies within the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) will participate in the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) 2025, where…

2025-02-14 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Saab launches Coast Control Radar

Saab will reveal the new Coast Control Radar at the upcoming International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in the United…

2025-02-14 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

Half a million landings and 125,000 flight hours of Polish Medical Air Rescue’s helicopters

The fleet of Airbus H135 rescue helicopters, belonging to Polish Medical Air Rescue, has reached half a million landings and surpassed a total…

2025-02-04 | Rafał Muczyński | 3 minutes

The Police ordered bulletproof vests and a mobile shooting range

The National Police Headquarters signed a contract with Lubawa Group for the delivery of a batch of integrated bulletproof vests, while the…

2025-01-08 | Rafał Muczyński | 4 minutes

Saab launches Coast Control Radar

Saab will reveal the new Coast Control Radar at the upcoming International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in the United…

2025-02-14 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

A Russian drone damaged the covering of the Ark sarcophagus at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

During the night of February 13 to 14, a Russian loitering munition carrying a fragmentation-explosive warhead struck the covering of the Ark sarcophagus…

2025-02-14 | Rafał Muczyński | 5 minutes

A Russian drone damaged the covering of the Ark sarcophagus at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

During the night of February 13 to 14, a Russian loitering munition carrying a fragmentation-explosive warhead struck the covering of the Ark sarcophagus…

2025-02-14 | Rafał Muczyński | 5 minutes

Trump proves that Europe must take care of itself

Did President Donald Trump give Vladimir Putin a Valentine’s Day gift in the form of a part of Ukraine? It may look…

2025-02-14 | Sławek Zagórski | 5 minutes

Bonus Food Project: Meals from Kielce-Based Company LYOFOOD Are Heading to Space

As part of the first Polish mission to the International Space Station, the Kielce-based company LYOFOOD, in collaboration with the European…

2025-02-10 | Redakcja | 7 minutes

Agreement Between Radmor and SpaceForest

The companies Radmor (part of the WB Group) and SpaceForest from Gdynia have signed a cooperation agreement, establishing a partnership between the…

2025-01-24 | Redakcja | 2 minutes
Shooting

Valentine’s Vis 100 M1 Bazooka Pink

Fabryka Broni Łucznik-Radom, which is part of Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), has prepared a special offer for women in celebration of…

2025-02-14 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Helikon-Tex at Enforce Tac 2025 Trade Fair

From February 24 to 26, 2025, the Polish company Helikon-Tex will showcase its product range and new releases at the Enforce…

2025-02-12 | Michał Ihnatów | 3 minutes

Black Week at Clawgear

The Black Week promotion at Clawgear runs until December 2, 2024. The more you add to your cart, the bigger the…

2024-11-28 | Michał Ihnatów | 1 minutes

Setting Up a Shooting Belt: An Example with Clawgear

To assist with shooting training and beyond, various belts and gear configurations have been developed and customized to suit individual needs. It’s…

2024-11-28 | Łukasz Kołodziejski | 14 minutes

Helikon-Tex at Enforce Tac 2025 Trade Fair

From February 24 to 26, 2025, the Polish company Helikon-Tex will showcase its product range and new releases at the Enforce…

2025-02-12 | Michał Ihnatów | 3 minutes

TEST: Direct Action Vanguard Uniform

The Vanguard is a uniform set from the Polish brand Direct Action, designed in collaboration with special forces soldiers. There are…

2025-01-19 | Michał Gaweł | 18 minutes

Enforce Tac 2025 starts on February 24th

Enforce Tac is an international trade fair aimed at law enforcement officers, experts from government agencies, and representatives of the…

2025-01-30 | Michał Ihnatów | 4 minutes

POLSECURE: Holsters HPE Poland offer for uniformed services

At the 3rd International Police and Public Security Fair POLSECURE 2024 in Kielce, Holsters HPE Poland presented its offer for…

2024-05-01 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Valentine’s Vis 100 M1 Bazooka Pink

Fabryka Broni Łucznik-Radom, which is part of Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), has prepared a special offer for women in celebration of…

2025-02-14 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

The tests of MSBS Grot S16

The MSBS Grot S16 FB-M1 is a semi-automatic variant of the standard assault rifle used by the Polish Armed Forces and law…

2024-11-18 | Redakcja | 2 minutes

Setting Up a Shooting Belt: An Example with Clawgear

To assist with shooting training and beyond, various belts and gear configurations have been developed and customized to suit individual needs. It’s…

2024-11-28 | Łukasz Kołodziejski | 14 minutes

Weapon light: a practical tool for everyday service. How to choose?

In the world of armed forces, where every second can determine the outcome of an operation, precision and effectiveness are…

2024-08-29 | Redakcja | 7 minutes

Firearms In Poland 2023: Number of permits continues to grow

The National Police Headquarters has released statistics regarding the number of firearm permits and firearms themselves in the hands of…

2024-02-17 | Michał Ihnatów | 5 minutes

Firearms ownership in Poland, 2022: growth in the year of war

National Police Headquarters released statistics regarding the number of firearm permits and individual firearms owned by Polish citizens. It can be…

2023-03-14 | Redakcja | 3 minutes

5 Best Value ATN Rifle Scopes Under €1500

ATN is a leading manufacturer of daytime optics, smart night vision, and thermal vision technology. The innovative features and ergonomic designs…

2022-11-11 | Redakcja | 8 minutes

MILMAG Visits Grand Power

Grand Power is a Slovak manufacturer of the acknowledged good quality firearms. Take part in our guided tour with English subtitles.

2022-05-23 | Redakcja | 1 minutes

TEST: Direct Action Vanguard Uniform

The Vanguard is a uniform set from the Polish brand Direct Action, designed in collaboration with special forces soldiers. There are…

2025-01-19 | Michał Gaweł | 18 minutes

EOTECH Holographic Sight – History, Technology, Practice

The holographic sight is a device known for nearly 30 years and used by professionals around the world. A favorite sight of many…

2024-09-02 | Michał Gaweł | 12 minutes

EOTECH Holographic Sight – History, Technology, Practice

The holographic sight is a device known for nearly 30 years and used by professionals around the world. A favorite sight of many…

2024-09-02 | Michał Gaweł | 12 minutes

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has delivered the third KSS-III submarine

The South Korean company HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has delivered the third diesel-electric submarine of the KSS-III/Jang Bogo 3 type to the domestic navy.

On Thursday, April 4, 2024, the South Korean company HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) announced via the social media platform LinkedIn that it had delivered ROKS Shin Chae-ho (SS-086), the third diesel-electric submarine of the KSS-III/Jang Bogo 3 type of the first batch, to the Republic of Korea Navy (Daehan-minguk Haegun).

Photos: HD HHI

The ceremony took place at the company’s headquarters in Ulsan with the participation of representatives from the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Korea and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), as well as over 20 guests from the governmental level of 9 countries: Australia, Ecuador, the Philippines, Canada, Colombia, Peru, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the USA.

I am glad to have this opportunity to share the excellence of our submarines, which have been delivered on time, with the world. We will continue to work with the Government as part of our ‘Team Korea’ effort to stay fully committed and make tangible results in K-defense exports, said Wonho Joo, Senior Executive Vice President of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Naval & Special Ship Business Unit (NSSBU).

Meanwhile, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has secured export orders for a total of eighteen naval vessels, including four recently, which will be built locally for the Peruvian Navy.

KSS-III

In total, three KSS-III vessels were ordered as part of the first series. Two of them were built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (now part of Hanwha Ocean) under a contract dated December 26, 2012, valued at 1.56 billion USD. The first one, ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho (SS-083), was delivered on August 13, 2021, while the second one, initially named Son Byong-Hi, was delivered on April 20, 2023, under the name ROKS Ahn Mu (SS-085).

The contract for the third unit was signed on November 30, 2016, with the then Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) – the keel was laid on April 11, 2019. The launching took place on September 28, 2021, followed by a 30-month testing program. Initially, all three were to be in service by the end of 2023. The program also involves domestic companies LIG Nex1, Doosan, Hanwha, and STX Engine, as well as British BMT and Babcock, providing technical support, Spanish Indra, and French Safran.

Unlike the Jang Bogo class under the KSS-I/Jang Bogo 1 program (9 ships of the German Type 209/1200 class from 1989-2001) and the Sohn Won-yil class under the KSS-II/Jang Bogo 2 program (9 ships of the Type 214 class from 2002-2020), the vessels built under the KSS-III program are the first domestically constructed submarines ever. Work on the KSS-III program began in 2004, initially jointly undertaken by DSME and HHI. In 2007, the decision was made to select the DSME design. The program also entails the construction of 9 submarines, in three series, each differing from the others.

The first series of KSS-III submarines have a length of 83.5 meters, a width of 9.6 meters, a draft of 7.6 meters, a surface displacement of 3358 tons, and a submerged displacement of 3705 tons. The crew consists of 50 officers and sailors. The conventional diesel-electric propulsion is supplemented by four Bumhan Industry PH1 fuel cells with a power of 150 kW each, forming an air-independent propulsion (AIP) system. They achieve a speed of 20 knots underwater and 12 knots on the surface. The range is approximately 10,000 nautical miles. The armament of KSS-III consists of 6 torpedo tubes with a caliber of 533 mm for heavy torpedoes K744 Baek Sang Eo and UGM-84L Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles, as well as 6 Korean Vertical Launch System (K-VLS) vertical launchers for Hyunmu-3 family cruise missiles with a range of 500 to 1500 km and for six Hyunmu-4-4 submarine-launched ballistic missiles (K-SLBM) with a range of 500 km, armed with conventional warheads.

On March 30, 2023, at the Hanwha Ocean shipyard, the keel was laid for the future ROKS Lee Bong-chang (SS-087), the first unit of the second series, with a length of 89 meters, which is scheduled for delivery in 2026. The second series will be capable of launching 10 Hyunmu-4-4 ballistic missiles and will be equipped with lithium-ion batteries (Li-Ion), enabling weeks-long underwater operations over large distances. This will serve as the basis for future export models – the company offers them in the Polish Orka program.

The next two ships of the second series will also be delivered by Hanwha Ocean. The steel cutting for the second unit took place in December 2023, and delivery is scheduled for 2028.

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