SMF - Just Installed!
Once the BRP Conrado Yap is transferred to the PN, and if the DND acquires additional Pohangs . . . and the Jose Rizal class frigates are in-service . . . . . . this could be the shape of Gunnery exercises to come.http://www.navy.mil.kr/user/boardList.do
Quote from: adroth on March 03, 2019, 12:26:20 PMSouth Korea International Fleet Review 2018 - Full VideoPublished on Oct 11, 2018TIME STAMPS:3:35 - Presidential helicopter lands on ROKS Il Chul Bong (LST-688)6:40 - President Moon Jae-in disembarks from helicopter8:50 - President enters the viewing area11:28 - Intro movie16:00 - President's speech28:39 - Ships begin getting into formation31:30 - Naval Aviation flyover32:35 - Surface ships review47:40 - Navy Special Warfare Flotila (UDT/SEAL) intro movie49:40 - UDT/SEAL parachuting demo57:26 - Aerial view of the formation58:10 - Navy history & future tribute movie1:03:00 - Foreign surface ships review1:26:45 - Air Force flyoverhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtDONvhLC00
South Korea International Fleet Review 2018 - Full VideoPublished on Oct 11, 2018TIME STAMPS:3:35 - Presidential helicopter lands on ROKS Il Chul Bong (LST-688)6:40 - President Moon Jae-in disembarks from helicopter8:50 - President enters the viewing area11:28 - Intro movie16:00 - President's speech28:39 - Ships begin getting into formation31:30 - Naval Aviation flyover32:35 - Surface ships review47:40 - Navy Special Warfare Flotila (UDT/SEAL) intro movie49:40 - UDT/SEAL parachuting demo57:26 - Aerial view of the formation58:10 - Navy history & future tribute movie1:03:00 - Foreign surface ships review1:26:45 - Air Force flyoverhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtDONvhLC00
USS Decatur, USS Momsen Conduct Bilateral Exercise with Republic of KoreaStory Number: NNS160527-25Release Date: 5/27/2016 1:02:00 PMFrom Commander, U.S. Third Fleet Public Affairshttps://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=94906PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- The guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73) and USS Momsen (DDG 92) conducted bilateral exercises with the Republic of Korea Navy in the waters around the Korean Peninsula, May 20-22 and 25.The exercises were focused on defense-oriented, naval training evolutions designed to conduct maritime maneuvers and strengthen the U.S.-ROK alliance, while also improving regional security. Decatur and Momsen, along with Commander, Destroyer Squadron 31, are part of a Pacific Surface Action Group, operating under operational control of U.S. 3rd Fleet."Conducting the exercises with the Republic of Korea Navy has been great for the PAC SAG Sailors and for the alliance between the two navies," said Capt. Charles Johnson, commander, Destroyer Squadron 31. "The ability to utilize various communication channels during the exercises has increased the ROK Navy's readiness to participate in future exercises with the U.S. and other partner nations."Over the course of several days, the two countries performed various evolutions, such as anti-submarine warfare, maneuvering drills, and gunnery exercises. One of the events held consisted of an ROK visit, board, search, and seizure team coming aboard Momsen and conducting a training drill with the ship's team. < Edited >=====160522-N-YU572-395 WATERS SURROUNDING THE KOREAN PENINSULA (May 21, 2016) The guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92), bottom, Republic of Korea destroyer ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (DDG-993), guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73), Republic of Korea destroyer ROKS Yulgok Yi (DDG-992) and Republic of Korea patrol craft ROKS Kwang Myung (PCC-782) steam in formation during a bilateral maneuvering exercise. The destroyers USS Spruance (DDG 111), Momsen and Decatur, with embarked "Devil Fish" and "Warbirds" detachments of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49, are deployed as part of a U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) under Destroyer Squadron (CDS) 31. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay C. Pugh/Released)
When she was still ROKS YeosuPhoto by: AAA siamTaken on November 5, 2007https://www.flickr.com/photos/10695602@N03/1869469879/
대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed ForcesTaken on October 23, 2015https://www.flickr.com/photos/kormnd/22440824001/
대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed ForcesTaken on March 21, 2012https://www.flickr.com/photos/kormnd/7219730830/
Photos of transfer ceremony c/o PN
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/705173/south-korea-wants-to-donate-two-more-pohang-class-corvettes-to-phl/story/South Korea wants to donate two more Pohang-class corvettes to PHLPublished August 20, 2019 6:03pm “I think the South Korean government is thinking of donating two more of this Pohang-class... They’re thinking of two,” Lorenzana said in his speech during the welcome ceremony of BRP Conrado Yap.A welcome ceremony was held at Pier 13 in Manila South Harbor for the BRP Conrado Yap (PS39), which will boost the Philippine Navy’s capability in patrolling the maritime domain.According to Lorenzana, the Pohang-class corvette will guard the Philippines’ maritime territory and protect the nation’s interest.
VietDefense· November 4https://www.facebook.com/VietDefenseVN/photos/a.1256417387849774/1417020241789487/?type=3&theaterVietnam has armed the Pohang class corvette Ship #20 with two Uran-E shipborne missile systems, each with four Kh-35UE subsonic antiship cruise missiles. Despite the fact that the original Flight III Pohang corvettes such as #20 were never meant to be equipped with missile launchers, Vietnamese engineers overcame this problem by adjusting the position of the torpedo tubes to make room. By default, Ship #20 is now the heaviest armed out of all Flight III Pohang Corvettes due to being the only one compared to her sister ships - the BRP Conrado Yap in the Philippines Navy and ENS Shbab Misr in the Egyptian Navy - that has antiship missile capabilities. Vietnam's Ship #18 also does not have this upgrade. These modifications have brought Ship #20 closer in line with her more modern Flight IV cousins. A Russian fire control radar was also installed.Those following VietDefense should of been able to pick up our rather obvious hints, such as the cheap blueprint looking design we created along with the discussion on modifying a Pohang. Vietnamese community members & VietDefense sources knew about it but kept it secret due to operational security reasons. It's now considered safe to reveal.====About the Kh-35UEhttp://roe.ru/eng/catalog/aerospace-systems/air-to-air-missile/kh-35ue/
https://www.facebook.com/VietDefenseVN/photos/a.1256029977888515/1424477921043719/QuoteVietDefense sources had long believed that Ship #18 was considered too old and in poorer condition to upgrade compared to Ship #20, but a photo has surfaced from Vũng Tàu of the Vietnam Peoples Navy's first Pohang corvette with the same KH-35/KCT-15 missile upgrades. This would mean both Vietnamese Flight III Pohangs have been upgraded with AShM capabilities, something that was never a feature in the original Korean Flight III design. As VietDefense mentioned before and hinted in the past with older posts, Vietnamese engineers had modified the Flight III Pohang corvettes by adjusting the position of the torpedo tubes and thus making room for the missile launchers. However, Ship #18 had it's torpedo launchers removed prior to the vessel's transfer to Vietnam.Ship #18 was the former ROKS Gimcheon (PCC-761). It was transferred to the Vietnam People's Navy in 2017
VietDefense sources had long believed that Ship #18 was considered too old and in poorer condition to upgrade compared to Ship #20, but a photo has surfaced from Vũng Tàu of the Vietnam Peoples Navy's first Pohang corvette with the same KH-35/KCT-15 missile upgrades. This would mean both Vietnamese Flight III Pohangs have been upgraded with AShM capabilities, something that was never a feature in the original Korean Flight III design. As VietDefense mentioned before and hinted in the past with older posts, Vietnamese engineers had modified the Flight III Pohang corvettes by adjusting the position of the torpedo tubes and thus making room for the missile launchers. However, Ship #18 had it's torpedo launchers removed prior to the vessel's transfer to Vietnam.Ship #18 was the former ROKS Gimcheon (PCC-761). It was transferred to the Vietnam People's Navy in 2017
