The K745A1 Red Shark (Korean: 홍상어; RR: Hong-sang-eo) torpedo, also called the K-ASROC, is a vertically launched anti-submarine missile successively developed and tested by Korea University of Science and Technology, the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and the Republic of Korea Navy in 2009.[2] The Red Shark missile has a range of 12 miles (19 km)[3] and carries a K745 Blue Shark torpedo that is deployed by parachute near the intended target. After release, the Blue Shark independently searches for the target.
| K745A1 Red Shark K745A1 홍상어 대잠 미사일 | |
|---|---|
 A K745A1 Red Shark anti-submarine missile launching from the ship's vertical launcher | |
| Type | Anti-submarine missile Homing torpedo |
| Place of origin | South Korea |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2010–present |
| Used by | Republic of Korea Navy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Agency for Defense Development |
| Designed | 1999–2009 |
| Manufacturer | LIG Nex1 |
| Unit cost | ₩ 2,000,000,000 (US$1.75 million) |
| Produced | 2010–present |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 820 kilograms (1,810 lb)[1] |
| Length | 5,744 millimeters (18.845 ft)[1] |
| Diameter | 382 millimeters (1.253 ft)[1] |
| Maximum firing range | 19 kilometers (21,000 yd)[1] |
| Engine | TVC rocket motor |
| Maximum speed | 45 knots (83 km/h; 52 mph) |
Guidance system | Midcourse and terminal guidance |
Launch platform | K-VLS[1] |
The missiles are planned to be deployed on KDX-II and KDX-III destroyers starting in 2010. Each destroyer will carry between 8 (KDX-II) and 16 (KDX-III) of the missiles. The development cost of the program was around US$ 80 million,[3] with a production cost of about $14 million.[3] They were designed in order to combat the potential threat of North Korean submarines.[3]
Ships
editThe Red Shark missiles are fitted to the following ship classes
- Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyer (KDX-II)
- King Sejong the Great class destroyer (KDX-III)
Production
edit| Production phase | Production date | Production number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 2010-2012 | 60-70[4] | - |
| Phase 2 | 2013-2015[5] | n/a | - |
See also
editWeapons of comparable role, performance and era
edit- RPK-6 Vodopad/RPK-7 Veter – (Soviet Union)
- RUM-139 VL-ASROC – (United States)
- SMART – (India)
- Type 07 vertical-launch anti-submarine rocket – (Japan)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "홍상어" (PDF). Agency for Defense Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ Yonhap News - S. Korea builds guided missile tipped with torpedo 6/22/2009
- ^ a b c d "South Korea to produce Red Shark torpedoes". UPI. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ Yonhap News - S. Korea to deploy advanced anti-sub missiles on destroyers 8/13/2009
- ^ "Chosun Daily - 軍, 2012년까지 홍상어 60~70여기 배치 8/13/2009". Archived from the original on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
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