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Hanwha Ocean Develops Domestic Submarine Water-Ram Launcher
Hanwha Ocean says it has developed a submarine launch system using a method called water ram.
The system is designed to use water pressure to push torpedoes and other weapons out of a submarine and into the sea.
It is a key piece of equipment for a submarine’s weapons.
The company worked with South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development for 10 years to develop it.
The announcement concerns domestic development of the system in South Korea.
Hanwha Ocean says the development has succeeded, but no further steps or deployment plans were given.
Hanwha Ocean said it had developed a domestic water-ram horizontal launch system for submarines.
The system uses water pressure inside a submarine to push torpedoes and other payloads out to sea.
Hanwha Ocean developed the system jointly with the Agency for Defense Development over 10 years.
The company announced the development on November 1.
- Who
- Hanwha Ocean and the Agency for Defense Development jointly developed the system.
- What
- They developed a domestic water-ram horizontal launch system for submarines.
- When
- Hanwha Ocean announced the development on November 1, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The system is a key submarine weapon component that launches torpedoes and other payloads.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Hanwha Ocean and the Agency for Defense Development jointly developed the system.
Hanwha Ocean announced that it had succeeded in developing the domestic system.
- Developer
- Hanwha Ocean
- Development partner
- Agency for Defense Development (ADD)
- Development period
- 10 years
- Launch method
- Water ram
- Payloads
- Torpedoes and other major payloads
What people are saying
Hanwha Ocean said on the 1st that it had succeeded in localizing a key submarine device, the horizontal launch system, using the water-ram method