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Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

Destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or carrier battle group and defend them against a wide range of general threats. They were conceived i ...

eXperimental) is a substantial shipbuilding program embarked on by the

Republic of Korea Navy The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN; ), also known as the ROK Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, South Korean armed forces, responsible for naval and Amphibious warfare, amphibious operations. The South ...

. It is a three-phased program consisting of three individual classes of ships: * KDX-I (3,800 tons), * KDX-II (5,500 tons), *

Aegis The aegis ( ; ''aigís''), as stated in the ''Iliad'', is a device carried by Athena and Zeus, variously interpreted as an animal skin or a shield and sometimes featuring the head of a Gorgon. There may be a connection with a deity named Aex, a ...

-equipped KDX-III (10,000 tons). * KDX-IIA, planned derivative of KDX-II with Aegis combat system (5,500 ~ 7,500 tons)

''Gwanggaeto the Great'' class destroyer (KDX-I)

''Chungmugong Yi Sun-shin'' class destroyer (KDX-II)

''Sejong the Great'' class destroyer (KDX-III)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Korean Destroyer Experimental Destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy ADD research and development projects