Korean Destroyer eXperimental

Shipbuilding program by the Republic of Korea Navy.

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KDX (Korean Destroyer eXperimental) is a substantial shipbuilding program embarked on by the Republic of Korea Navy.

It is a three-phased program consisting of three individual classes of ships:

* KDX-I (3,800 tons),
* KDX-II (5,500 tons),
* Aegis-equipped KDX-III (11,000 tons).
* KDX-IIA, planned derivative of KDX-II with Aegis combat system (5,500 ~ 7,500 tons)

## Gwanggaeto the Great class destroyer (KDX-I)[edit]

Name  | Number  | Builder  | Launched  | Commissioned  | Decommissioned  | Status

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Gwanggaeto the Great | DDH-971  | Daewoo Heavy Industries  | 28 October 1996  | July 24 1998  |  | Active
Eulji Mundeok | DDH-972  | Daewoo Heavy Industries  | 16 October 1997  | 30 August 1999  |  | Active
Yang Manchun | DDH-973  | Daewoo Heavy Industries  | 30 September 1998  | 29 June 2000  |  | Active

## Chungmugong Yi Sun-shin class destroyer (KDX-II)[edit]

Name  | Number  | Builder  | Launched  | Commissioned  | Decommissioned  | Status

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Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin | DDH-975 | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering  | 15 May 2002  | 30 November 2003  |  | Active
Munmu the Great | DDH-976 | Hyundai Heavy Industries  | 11 April 2003  | 30 September 2004  |  | Active
Dae Jo-yeong | DDH-977 | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering  | 12 November 2003  | 30 June 2005  |  | Active
Wang Geon | DDH-978 | Hyundai Heavy Industries  | 4 May 2005  | 10 November 2006  |  | Active
Gang Gam-chan | DDH-979 | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering  | 16 March 2006  | 1 October 2007  |  | Active
Choe Yeong | DDH-981 | Hyundai Heavy Industries  | 20 October 2006  | 4 September 2008  |  | Active

## Sejong the Great class destroyer (KDX-III)[edit]

Name  | Number  | Builder  | Launched  | Commissioned  | Decommissioned  | Status

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Batch I
Sejong the Great | DDG-991 | Hyundai Heavy Industries  | 25 May 2007  | 22 December 2008  |  | Active
Yulgok Yi I | DDG-992 | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering  | 14 November 2008  | 31 August 2010  |  | Active
Seoae Yu Seong-ryong | DDG-993 | Hyundai Heavy Industries  | 24 March 2011  | 30 August 2012  |  | Active
Batch II
Jeongjo the Great | DDG-995 | Hyundai Heavy Industries  | 28 July 2022  |  |  | Launched
TBA  | TBA  | TBA  |  |  |  | Planned
TBA  | TBA  | TBA  |  |  |  | Planned