Type Torpedo Used by Republic of Korea Navy | Place of origin Republic of Korea Designed 1995 | |
Designer Agency for Defense Development & LG Innotek Manufacturer LIG Nex1 (fromely LG Innotek) | ||
K731 Baek Sang Eo (White Shark) torpedo (Hangul: 백상어 어뢰) is a submarine-launched torpedo developed by the Republic of Korea Navy in 2004. Production was delayed for a year after a program error in the guidance system resulted in 2 failed tests in 2003. This glitch was fixed while developing the Blue Shark torpedo; a more lightweight variant. Production cost for each torpedo is at about 950 million won (US$790,000).
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