South Korea launches advanced destroyer

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Updated: 2007-05-26 15:18

South Korean first Aegis destroyer, named after King Sejong, is seen at a shipbuilding yard of Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, about 410 km (256 miles) southeast of Seoul, May 25, 2007. South Korea on Friday launched a destroyer, its first with an advanced weapons system for shooting down enemy missiles and aircraft.The ship, with the high-tech Aegis weapons system, can carry 16 ship-to-ship missiles, 128 ship-to-air missiles as well as cruise missiles and torpedoes, the Defence Ministry said. [Reuters]


South Korean first Aegis destroyer, named after King Sejong, is seen at a shipbuilding yard of Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, about 410 km (256 miles) southeast of Seoul, May 25, 2007. South Korea on Friday launched a destroyer, its first with an advanced weapons system for shooting down enemy missiles and aircraft.The ship, with the high-tech Aegis weapons system, can carry 16 ship-to-ship missiles, 128 ship-to-air missiles as well as cruise missiles and torpedoes, the Defence Ministry said. [Reuters]


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