Overlooked : South Korea’s Naval Shipbuilding

• Main Author: Bitzinger, Richard A.
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: East Asia and Asia Pacific; Country and Region Studies
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90048; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49396
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

South Korea’s sea trials of new indigenous submarine demonstrate that the country’s naval shipbuilding industry is entering a new phase of proficiency. This will mean a more capable blue-water South Korean navy, as well as promising to make Korea a major player in the global arms market.