A South Korean firm has emerged triumphant in a two-horse race to develop a new close-in weapon system for the South Korean navy. The Republic of Korea Navy’s (ROKN) future close-in weapon system ...

Computer-generated imagery provided by South Korea's DAPA showing the future CIWS system set to be developed by LIG Nex1 for RoKN warships. (DAPA) South Korean company LIG Nex1 has won a bid to ...

LIG Nex1 will participate in the International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition 2021 to showcase its advanced close-in weapons system, or CIWS, specialized to the South Korean Navy. Currently, the ...

A model of the South Korea-developed CIWS-II on display at MADEX 2023. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat) South Korea's defence procurement agency has announced programmes to bolster its navy's ability to ...

Raytheon is upgrading and converting four Phalanx systems to the Block 1B Baseline 2 configuration for the Republic of Korea Navy. Raytheon Missiles & Defense has obtained a $49.04 million ...

South Korea will launch a project next month to develop a homegrown naval interception system designed to protect warships from hostile aircraft and missiles, the state arms procurement agency said ...