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By JUNG SUNG-KI
SEOUL — Defense authorities here are probing a recent test-failure of the country’s new anti-submarine torpedo, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) Aug. 31.
On July 25, a Hongsangeo (Red Shark) ship-to-submarine light torpedo failed in hitting an underwater target and went missing in the water during a field test off the coast of Pohang, about 270 kilometers southeast of Seoul, a DAPA spokesman said.
“A group of experts from the ADD [Agency for Defense Development] and the Defense Agency for Technology and Quality are investigating the cause of the failure,” said Lt. Col. Choi Jong-oh at the DAPA’s public affairs office. “Production of the second batch of Hongsangeo torpedoes will start after the investigation.”
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