HD Hyundai impresses Canada's defense delegation in Korea's sub bid

Canada's defense delegation got a firsthand look at HD Hyundai's naval ship technologies, which the top delegate described as "amazing," during their visit to the company's headquarters, Wednesday. The delegation's visit was made ahead of Ottawa's upcoming decision on a contractor to supply next-generation patrol submarines for the Royal Canadian Navy. A Korean consortium led by Hanwha Ocean and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) was shortlisted as a final contender for the bid. The company said that Park Yong-yeol, head of HD HHI's Naval Ship Business Unit, welcomed the delegation including Stephen Fuhr, Canada's secretary of state for defense procurement, at the company headquarters in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. He introduced the shipbuilder's destroyers, frigates, submarines and unmanned surface vessels, as well as its artificial intelligence-powered autonomous navigation technology. According to HD Hyundai, Fuhr showed a keen interest in the Korean firm's naval ship technologies and potential partnership for the submarine project, saying, "Amazing — I literally feel like I'm in tWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times