Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Completes Development of Next-Generation Electric Propulsion System for Naval Vessels

[Asia Economy Reporter Park So-yeon] Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering announced on the 7th that it has completed the development of an electric propulsion system applicable to next-generation warships for the first time in Korea and held a presentation of the research results with partner organizations at the Okpo Shipyard in Gyeongnam on the 6th.

The electric propulsion system has the advantage of minimizing underwater noise by propelling the warship solely with electricity without mechanical propulsion devices, which is favorable for securing survivability in anti-submarine operations.

It can also supply large-scale power, making it advantageous for equipping smart warships with information and communication technology (ICT) systems for automation, unmanned operation, networking, and weapon systems such as railguns that consume a large amount of electricity.

For these reasons, the latest U.S. destroyer Zumwalt and the latest British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth also apply electric propulsion systems.

The research results are expected to be applied to the Navy's next-generation advanced warships, including the next destroyer (KDDX) and large transport ship-II (LPX-II).

The development involved the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Seoul National University, and the Korean Register.

A Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering official said, "We have already conducted conceptual design for the next destroyer with the Navy in 2012. We plan to start the basic design this year."

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