Military Attaché Delegation from 25 Countries Visits HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Warship Division

Tour of Ulsan Site
"Verification of Warship Technology"

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has showcased its warship technology to foreign military attachés stationed in Korea from countries including Australia, Peru, Thailand, and the United States, taking on a role as a bridge for global defense industry cooperation.

A group of 30 military attachés from 25 countries visited HD Hyundai Heavy Industries on the 31st of last month to observe its top-tier warship construction capabilities. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries

According to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries on April 1, a delegation of 30 military attachés from 25 countries visited the company's Ulsan headquarters last month on the 31st. They toured the shipyard and warship construction site and received a briefing on the company's advanced warship technologies.

In December last year, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries merged with HD Hyundai Mipo to launch the Warship and Medium Vessel Division. The company has steadily strengthened its position as a global maritime defense contractor by exporting a total of 20 warships to date, including 12 frigates, patrol vessels, and offshore patrol vessels to the Philippine Navy, and 4 frigates, offshore patrol vessels, and landing ships to the Peruvian Navy.

This visit was organized as part of the Defense Intelligence Command's domestic security and defense industry cooperation program. Through tours of the shipyard and warship construction sites, the participants experienced HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' capabilities in the warship sector firsthand. In particular, the attachés showed great interest after directly inspecting the 8,200-ton class advanced Aegis destroyer Daehokimjongseoham under construction, a 3,000-ton class Coast Guard patrol vessel, a 2,400-ton class Philippine offshore patrol vessel, and a submarine undergoing overhaul. They paid special attention to the company's system integration capabilities covering not only design, construction, and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO), but also advanced technologies.

Joo Wonho, President of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, said, "As international interest in K-Defense is rising, it is very meaningful to be able to showcase our technology and capabilities directly to military attachés from various countries. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, as a company with the highest level of competitiveness in meeting performance, cost, and delivery requirements in the advanced maritime defense market, will continue to expand cooperation with countries around the world in the field of warships."

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