SEOUL (BNS): The South Korean Navy will launch its third Aegis guided missile destroyer this month, the official media reported Thursday.The new warship, named Yu Seong-ryong, will be the third of the 7,600-ton King Sejong the Great class of destroyers which are equipped with US-made state-of-the-art Aegis air defence systems.
The new ship, being built by South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries, is scheduled to be commissioned into service in 2012.
