South Korea launches 8,200-ton Aegis destroyer

STORY: South Korea launches 8,200-ton Aegis destroyer DATELINE: July 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: ULSAN, South Korea CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the destroyer (courtesy of Yonhap) 2. various of President Yoon Suk-yeol speaking at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. in Ulsan (courtesy of Yonhap) 3. various of President Yoon Suk-yeol and the attendance walking to cut the rope (courtesy of Yonhap) 4. various of Kim Keon-hee (C), wife of President Yoon Suk-yeol (L), conducting the traditional rope cutting during the launching ceremony STORYLINE: South Korea on Thursday launched an 8,200-ton Aegis-equipped destroyer, designed and developed indigenously. The launching ceremony was held at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, around 310 km southeast of the capital Seoul, attended by President Yoon Suk-yeol, according to the presidential office. Yoon said at the ceremony that Jeongjo The Great, the Aegis destroyer, would further strengthen South Korean navy's combat c

SOUTH KOREA-ULSAN-AEGIS DESTROYER-LAUNCH

SOUTH KOREA-ULSAN-AEGIS DESTROYER-LAUNCH

(220728) -- ULSAN, July 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 28, 2022 shows Jeongjo The Great, an 8,200-ton Aegis-equipped destroyer, in Ulsan, South Korea. South Korea on Thursday launched an 8,200-ton Aegis-equipped destroyer, designed and developed indigenously. The launching ceremony was held at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, around 310 km southeast of the capital Seoul, attended by President Yoon Suk-yeol, according to the presidential office. Yoon said at the ceremony that Jeongjo The Great, the Aegis destroyer, would further strengthen South Korean navy's combat capabilities. (NEWSIS/Handout via Xinhua)

SOUTH KOREA-ULSAN-AEGIS DESTROYER-LAUNCH

SOUTH KOREA-ULSAN-AEGIS DESTROYER-LAUNCH

(220728) -- ULSAN, July 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 28, 2022 shows Jeongjo The Great, an 8,200-ton Aegis-equipped destroyer, in Ulsan, South Korea. South Korea on Thursday launched an 8,200-ton Aegis-equipped destroyer, designed and developed indigenously. The launching ceremony was held at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, around 310 km southeast of the capital Seoul, attended by President Yoon Suk-yeol, according to the presidential office. Yoon said at the ceremony that Jeongjo The Great, the Aegis destroyer, would further strengthen South Korean navy's combat capabilities. (NEWSIS/Handout via Xinhua)