NOTE: Re-titled and updated thread. Please scroll down for the latest updates.Land attack capability included with this variant of the Type 214 class:
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South Korea Launches New 'Strategic Dagger' Attack Submarine
South Korea has just launched the ninth and final boat of a new class of diesel-electric attack submarines.
By Franz-Stefan Gady
September 08, 2017
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has launched the ninth Son Won II-class (Type 214) diesel-electric air-independent propulsion (AIP) attack submarine in a ceremony held at the HHI shipyard in Ulsan on September 7, the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy reports.
Senior ROK Navy officials emphasized the precision strike capabilities of the new submarine during the the launch ceremony at the HHI shipyard in Ulsan, a port city in southeastern South Korea.
“It’s a national strategic dagger capable of precisely striking not only the enemy’s ships and submarines but also ground targets deep inland,” Admiral Um Hyun-seong, the ROK Navy chief of staff, said in his remarks, according to Yonhap news agency.
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