Republic of Korea Navy Receives First Landing Ship Fast II Simulator
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South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) recently announced the handover of a Landing Ship Fast II (LSF-II) simulator developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN).
The 3rd and 4th LSF-IIs were delivered to the ROKN in 2023. Four additional vessels will be delivered by 2026. High-speed landing craft, along with amphibious helicopters are a key component of the ROKN and Marine Corps forces.
“Following the Navy’s maritime patrol aircraft simulator and Jangbogo-III simulator, the delivery of this high-speed landing craft simulator to the military is significant in that it has laid the foundation for efficient training of pilots,” said Navy Commodore Shin Hyun-seung, the Head of DAPA’s Shipbuilding Division. He added that DAPA would continue to strive to create a training environment that can enhance real-world capabilities by utilizing virtual reality, augmented reality, and AI technology.
DAPA had inked a contract with KAI in September 2021 for the simulator system development project for the LSF-II, which was delivered last month after a 41-month long development period.
“This high-speed landing craft simulator is a product of the concentrated technologies KAI has accumulated in the aviation and maritime fields,” said KAI President Kang Goo-young, adding, “it will allow the Navy to further strengthen its landing operation mission execution capabilities through the training of elite crew members.”
High-speed landing craft, which must maneuver at high speeds while overcoming waves, currents, and wind speeds in order to successfully conduct a surprise landing operation, delivering heavy tanks and a large number of landing forces onto the target beach at an ultra-high speed of approximately 70 km/h [43 mph]. Training of ROKN crew members on the LSF-II till now, involved the use of the actual landing craft and imported simulators, which had limitations in emergency and extreme environment response training.
KAI has delivered 63 simulators to 29 bases in seven countries over the past 23 years.
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