Korea Inks Second Submarine Deal

摘要

A contract for the delivery of six material packages to build Class 214 submarines for Korea was signed in December 2008 by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW), part of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AG, and MarineForce International LLP (MFI).rnThe contract was made between the HDW/MFI consortium and the South Korean procurement authority DAPA (Defense Acquisition Programme Administration), and will provide Korea with a second batch of boats in this successful class of submarines.rnAfter studying tenders produced by Korean shipyards, DAPA recently selected Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to build the first boat of the second batch. Submission of tenders for the second boat is due to take place in mid-2009.