HJ Heavy Industries Secures 4 Additional Navy 'Geokdoksuri' Vessels... Sweeping New High-Speed Patrol Boat Project

From Special Shipbuilding to MRO Business

Outstanding Technology Yields 550.4 Billion KRW This Year

HJ Heavy Industries (CEO Yu Sang-cheol) has swept the Navy's new high-speed patrol boat project. By securing an additional order for four vessels this time, it demonstrated unparalleled competitiveness in the special-purpose ship sector.

HJ Heavy Industries announced on the 23rd that after being selected as a negotiation candidate in the bid for the construction of the Navy's new high-speed patrol boats (Geumdogseuri-B Batch-II) numbers 9 to 12, commissioned by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, it completed a shipbuilding contract worth 266.3 billion KRW with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration following technical negotiations.

The new high-speed patrol boats are a force tasked with coastal defense missions, replacing the aging existing Chamsuri-class patrol boats. Equipped with the latest combat systems, advanced missile decoy systems, and remote firing control, these state-of-the-art vessels significantly enhance firepower, defense capabilities, and survivability compared to existing high-speed patrol boats.

With this, HJ Heavy Industries has solidified its dominant position in the high-speed vessel sector by delivering all 16 vessels of the new high-speed patrol boats (Geumdogseuri-B Batch-I) to the Navy and securing eight vessels in the follow-up Geumdogseuri-B Batch-II project by last year, followed by an additional four vessels this year.

Having served as the cradle of domestically produced high-speed patrol boats for over 50 years, HJ Heavy Industries has been entrusted with the construction of all 28 new high-speed patrol boats, earning recognition for its technological prowess in the high-speed vessel sector. These vessels are operated as frontline response forces for defending the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in border areas and coastal defense.

HJ Heavy Industries has established itself as a maritime defense industry company capable of handling everything from new shipbuilding to MRO projects by achieving orders totaling 550.4 billion KRW this year, including the 3,000-ton patrol ship commissioned by the Coast Guard last month, the performance upgrade project for 18 Navy guided missile high-speed boats, the overhaul and repair projects for the Navy's Dokdo-class ship and high-speed landing craft this month, and the recent order for four high-speed patrol boats.

Yu Sang-cheol, CEO of HJ Heavy Industries, stated, “Thanks to our unparalleled technological capabilities, we have achieved results in various projects including new construction, performance upgrades, and overhaul of the Navy's and Coast Guard's latest vessels,” adding, “We will fulfill our mission with pride and a sense of duty as a national maritime defense industry company.”

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