South Korea's KSS-III submarine program

Interview with Captain Choi on the KSS-III submarine program of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, during the Combined Naval Event (CNE) 2024.

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Captain Choi Sangdeok is the Director of the KSS-III program group at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).

The KSS-III was the first submarine designed and built independently in the Republic of Korea. When surfaced, the KSS-III displaces 3,300 tonnes with dimensions of 83.3×9.6×7.62m. It is equipped with an AIP (Air Independent Propulsion) system using fuel cell. The underwater speed is 20 knots. KSS-III is armed with six 533.4mm tubes for heavy torpedoes, anti-ship missiles, cruise missiles and bottom mines. In addition – as the first ‘Western’ conventional submarine – the class received hull-mounted vertical launchers for SLBM (Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles) with conventional warheads.

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