Korean Destroyer eXperimental

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

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

Gwanggaeto the Great class destroyer (KDX-I)

NameNumberBuilderLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedStatus
Gwanggaeto the Great DDH-971Daewoo Heavy Industries28 October 1996July 24 1998Active
Eulji Mundeok DDH-972Daewoo Heavy Industries16 October 199730 August 1999Active
Yang Manchun DDH-973Daewoo Heavy Industries30 September 199829 June 2000Active

Chungmugong Yi Sun-shin class destroyer (KDX-II)

NameNumberBuilderLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedStatus
Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin DDH-975 Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering15 May 200230 November 2003Active
Munmu the Great DDH-976 Hyundai Heavy Industries11 April 200330 September 2004Active
Dae Jo-yeong DDH-977 Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering12 November 200330 June 2005Active
Wang Geon DDH-978 Hyundai Heavy Industries4 May 200510 November 2006Active
Gang Gam-chan DDH-979 Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering16 March 20061 October 2007Active
Choe Yeong DDH-981 Hyundai Heavy Industries20 October 20064 September 2008Active

Sejong the Great class destroyer (KDX-III)

NameNumberBuilderLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedStatus
Batch I
Sejong the Great DDG-991 Hyundai Heavy Industries25 May 200722 December 2008Active
Yulgok Yi I DDG-992 Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering14 November 200831 August 2010Active
Seoae Yu Seong-ryong DDG-993 Hyundai Heavy Industries24 March 201130 August 2012Active
Batch II
Jeongjo the Great DDG-995 Hyundai Heavy Industries28 July 202227 November 2024Launched
Dasan Jeong Yak-yong DDG-996 Hyundai Heavy Industries17 September 2025Launched
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