SEOUL (BNS): South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has launched the second Incheon class multi-role frigate for the country's Navy on Thursday.
The 2,300-ton frigate, named Gyeonggi, was launched at the HHI's shipyard in the southeastern city of Ulsan in the presence of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy chief and other senior officials, the Yonhap news agency reported.
The indigenously-built frigate has been designed to carry maritime helicopters and is equipped with advanced radar system, guns, sonar system as well as anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles, the Navy said.
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