Red Shark is a long-range ship-to-submarine light torpedoes that can travel about 20 kilometers in the air before dropping into waters to track and destroy targets. (image : Militaryphotos)South Korea has begun production of 70 Hongsangeo anti-submarine light torpedoes (Red Sharks) for use on some of its newest destroyers.
Scheduled for deployment between 2010 and 2012, the 18ft, two-stage Red Shark torpedoes are long-range ship-to-submarine light torpedoes that will be operated aboard the korean Navy's latest Gwangaeto the Great Class (KDX- I) and Chunmugong Yi Sunshin Class (KDX- II) destroyers.
Scheduled for deployment between 2010 and 2012, the 18ft, two-stage Red Shark torpedoes are long-range ship-to-submarine light torpedoes that will be operated aboard the korean Navy's latest Gwangaeto the Great Class (KDX- I) and Chunmugong Yi Sunshin Class (KDX- II) destroyers.
Red Shark torpedoes ship-based vertical launch systems (photo : Militaryphotos) South Korea's Agency for Defence Development (ADD) said South Korean missile manufacturer LIG Nex1 co-developed the torpedo with the ADD at a cost of about $80m.
Red Shark (=Hongsangeo) - a Korean ASROC (photo : Atwiki)
The precision-guided torpedoes are launched vertically and can fly for about 12 miles before submersing into the sea to track and destroy targets.The country is investing about $145m in the torpedoe manufacture and will increase production in 2013.
Blue Shark - a light torpedoes of Shark series (photo : Atwiki)In addition, the ADD and LIG Nex1 have cooperated to develop Shark series torpedoes which include Blue Shark (a light torpedo) and White Shark (a heavy torpedo).
The Red Shark torpedoes underwent nine years of development and completed the final tests in early 2009.
(Naval Technology)
Its kinda weird, that you've put the pic of Italian's WASS Blackshark torpedoes for this news, as it is NOT related to South Koreans at all. The Red Shark is not what we call as a conventional torpedo system, instead its a vertically launch anti-submarine missile-torpedoes. The Red Shark system is launch from a ship's VLS, and carries with it the K745 lightweight Blue Shark conventional torpedo.
BalasHapusIt will releases the torpedo once its near the target (like a VL-ASROC), during the flight path. The Blackshark on the other hand, is a pure conventional torpedo, already inducted into the SEA region by both Malaysian & Singaporean navies.