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Hanwha Ocean Wins KDDX Destroyer Design Contract

6/11/2026

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Hanwha Ocean was selected to lead detailed design and construction of the ROK Navy’s KDDX destroyers.
Hanwha Ocean outscored HD Hyundai Heavy Industries by 0.5867 points in the DAPA evaluation.
The KDDX program will build six 6,000-ton-class destroyers worth KRW 7.8 trillion (US$5.7 billion) equipped with Integrated Electric Propulsion, a stealth hull, an Integrated Mast with dual-band S/X radar, and KVLS-I/II launchers for K-SAAM and Ship-to-Air Missile-II.

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Story summary

Hanwha Ocean was selected to lead detailed design and construction of the ROK Navy’s KDDX destroyers.
Hanwha Ocean outscored HD Hyundai Heavy Industries by 0.5867 points in the DAPA evaluation.
The KDDX program will build six 6,000-ton-class destroyers worth KRW 7.8 trillion (US$5.7 billion) equipped with Integrated Electric Propulsion, a stealth hull, an Integrated Mast with dual-band S/X radar, and KVLS-I/II launchers for K-SAAM and Ship-to-Air Missile-II.