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Update: Hanwha Systems to build CMS for South Korean navy minesweeper

By Oishee Majumdar |

Hanwha Systems is building a new combat management system (CMS) for the Republic of Korea Navy's (RoKN's) future mine-countermeasures vessel (MCMV) under a contract secured from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) in November.

A spokesperson for Hanwha Systems told Janes on 4 December that the CMS will be based on the Baseline 3.1 version of the company's Naval Shield CMS.

The spokesperson said that the CMS will have a modular and scalable design to enable integration of future weapon systems. Hanwha Systems will also provide “real-world data-based simulation and training” to the RoKN to operate the CMS.

The CMS will be capable of “automated mine warfare mission planning, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered mine detection using big data, [enabling] integrated operation of manned and unmanned systems for mine search and disposal, and information synchronisation and mission transition in case of system failures”, the spokesperson added.

Hanwha Systems expects to deliver the CMS to DAPA by 2029, the spokesperson said.

According to Hanwha Systems,Naval Shield Baseline 3features high computing and virtual technologies-based hardware and modular software architecture. Naval Shield Baseline 3 will also be integrated into the RoKN's Chungnam (FFX-III)-class guided-missile frigates, KSS-III diesel-electric submarines (SSKs), and the fourth batch of FFX frigate, also known as FFX-IV.

DAPA said in November that Hanwha Systems' CMS for the future MCMV will integrate and support the operations of 20 different equipment onboard the vessel including minehunting sonars.

A spokesperson for DAPA told Janes on 27 December 2024 that LIG Nex1 is developing a variable depth sonar for the MCMV. DAPA has yet to decide an industry partner to procure radars for the MCMV.

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