Friday, May 25, 2007

South Korea launches $1B destroyer

South Korea launches $1 bln advanced destroyer (Reuters)

South Korean first Aegis destroyer, named after King Sejong, is seen at a shipbuilding yard of Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, southeast of Seoul, May 25, 2007. (Lee Sang-hyun/Yonhap/Reuters)Reuters - South Korea on Friday launched a destroyer, its first with an advanced weapons system for shooting down enemy missiles and aircraft, in a move to strengthen its defenses amid an arms build-up in the region.


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