HJ Heavy Industries Wins 249.3 Billion KRW Order for 4 New Navy High-Speed Patrol Boats

Cumulative Total of 32 High-Speed Vessels Surpassed, Reaffirming Unrivaled Technological Expertise

HJ Heavy Industries (Shipbuilding Division CEO Yu Sang-cheol) is securing unparalleled competitiveness in the special-purpose vessel sector by additionally winning orders for four new naval high-speed patrol boats following last year.

Earlier this month, HJ Heavy Industries was selected as a negotiation candidate for the construction bid of the Navy's new high-speed patrol boats (Geumdoksoori-B Batch-II) numbers 5 to 8, ordered by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration.

After subsequent contract and technical negotiations, a shipbuilding contract worth 249.3 billion KRW was signed with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration.

High-speed boat integrated salting method.

HJ Heavy Industries completed the construction of all 16 of the Navy's new high-speed patrol boats (Geumdoksoori-B Batch-I) and reaffirmed its unmatched technological prowess by securing an additional four vessels this year following the first four ordered last year in the Batch-II project.

The new high-speed patrol boat project is a 200-ton class patrol boat construction initiative aimed at replacing the Navy’s Chamsuri-class patrol boats, the heroes of the First and Second Battle of Yeonpyeong in 1999 and 2002.

This Geumdoksoori-class patrol boat significantly enhances firepower, maneuverability, detection, defense capabilities, and mission performance compared to the existing Chamsuri-class, making it a truly next-generation combat vessel.

Starting with the construction of ‘Haksaengho’ in 1972, Korea’s first high-speed patrol boat, HJ Heavy Industries has been engaged in defense projects and has written the history of domestically produced high-speed patrol boats for over 50 years as Korea’s first maritime defense industry company.

The company has built over 100 of the Navy’s main Chamsuri-class patrol boats and has been continuously maintaining its status in the high-speed vessel sector by undertaking the construction of eight next-generation guided missile patrol boats and 24 new high-speed patrol boats. The total order amount for these new high-speed vessels alone exceeds 1.7 trillion KRW.

An HJ Heavy Industries official stated, “With pride in being the cradle of domestically produced high-speed patrol boats for over 50 years and the technological expertise accumulated through constructing various combat vessels and Marado-class ships, we will contribute to protecting national waters and strengthening maritime power.”

HJ Heavy Industries plans to build these new patrol boats as frontline forces for defending the NLL and coastal defense, and will sequentially deliver them to the Navy. Upon acquisition, the Navy will conduct berthing and navigation trials followed by operational deployment.

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