| Hong Sang Eo (Red Shark) Torpedo | |
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Hong Sang Eo (Red Shark) torpedo cutaway |
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| Type | Anti-submarine missile |
| Place of origin | Republic of Korea |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2010- |
| Used by | Republic of Korea Navy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Korea Agency for Defense Development (ADD) |
| Designed | 1999-2009 |
| Unit cost | ₩ 2,000,000,000 |
| Produced | 2010- |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 820 kg |
| Length | 5.7 m |
| Width | 0.38 m |
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| Engine | TVC Rocket Motor |
| Operational range |
19 km |
| Speed | 45+ knots (83+ km/h) |
Hong Sang Eo (Red Shark) torpedo (Hangul: 홍상어 어뢰), also called the K-ASROC, is a vertically launched anti-submarine missile successively developed and tested by South Korea's University of Science and Technology, the Korea Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and the Republic of Korea Navy in 2009.[1] The Red Shark missile has a range of 12 miles (19 km)[2] and carries a K745 Blue Shark torpedo that is deployed by parachute near the intended target. After release, the Blue Shark independently searches for the target.
The missiles are planned to be deployed on KDX-II and KDX-III destroyers starting in 2010. Each destroyers will carry between 8 (KDX-II) to 16 (KDX-III) of the missiles. The development cost of the program was around US$ 80 million,[2] with production cost of about $14 million.[2] They were designed in order to combat the potential threat of North Korean submarines.[2]
| Production Phase | Production Date | Production number | Notes |
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| Phase 1 | 2010-2012 | 60-70[3] | - |
| Phase 2 | 2013-2015[4] | n/a | - |
The Red Shark missiles are to be fitted to the following ship classes