After building a frigate for the Philippines, HHI also built two FFX II final frigates for RoKN
Channel: update defense
Date: 18/12/2018

After building a frigate for the Philippines, HHI also built two FFX-II final frigates for RoKN.

In addition to building frigates for the Philippines, the South Korean shipbuilding company Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has been awarded the KRW633.5 billion (USD563 million) contract for the construction of Daegu (FFX-II) last two guided missile for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN), the company announced on December 13.

Construction of the 122 m-long frigate, which is now the seventh and eighth grade for services, will begin in the second half of 2020, with shipments to RoKN expected to take place in 2023, according to HHI.


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