| Kdx-ii Chungmugong Yi Sunshin Class Destroyer |
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KDX-II is a 5,500-ton (fully loaded) multipurpose Destroyer of the Republic Of Korea Navy . The first ship of this class, ''ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sunshin'', was launched in May 2002 and declared operational in December 2003. ''KDX-II class'' destroyer is the second phase of the Republic Of Korea Navy 's substantial shipbuilding program, KDX . The ship has a 32-cell strike-length Mk41 VLS for SM-2 Block IIIA area-air defence missiles, one 21-round RAM inner-layer defence missile launcher, one 30mm Goalkeeper close-in weapon system, one Mk45 Mod4 127mm gun, eight Harpoon anti-ship missiles and two triple 324mm anti-submarine torpedo tubes. Electronics suite includes one Raytheon SPS-49(V)5 2D long-range radar (LRR), one Thales Nederland MW08 3D target indication radar (TIR), two Thales Nederland STIR240 fire-control radars with OT-134A Continuous Wave Illumination (CWI) transmitters, an SLQ-200(V)K SONATA electronic warfare system and a KDCOM-II combat management system which is derived from the Royal Navy Type 23 frigate's SSCS combat management system. BAE Systems WDS Mk14 originally developed for the US Navy's New Threat Upgrade evaluates threats, prioritizes them, and engages them in order with SM-2. On the 4th unit ROKS Wang Geon the 32-cell MK41 VLS is moved to the left and an indigenous VLS for a 'Korean VLA' is installed on the right. The ship's forward part is spacious enough to take a 64-cell Mk41 VLS. The Republic Of Korea Navy originally wanted to commission 12 ''KDX-II'' class destroyers. However, due to budgetary problems, only 7 ships are currently planned to be commissioned. The ROKN wants to commission 6 more KDX-II class destroyers until 2020.
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