Overview
- Adm. Daryl Caudle met HD Hyundai Chairman Chung Ki-sun at the Ulsan yard on Nov. 15 to discuss cooperation under the MASGA initiative.
- He toured Aegis destroyer production, boarded the newly launched ROKS Dasan Jeong Yak-yong, and viewed work on a third ship scheduled to launch next year.
- HD Hyundai emphasized its integration with HD Hyundai Mipo and said it aims to expand exports and defense collaboration with the United States.
- Caudle later visited Hanwha Ocean’s Geoje shipyard, where the company outlined plans to move from MRO on logistics vessels to combatant MRO and eventual new-build programs.
- Both firms said the engagements are expected to accelerate talks on technology cooperation and tighter supply-chain integration under MASGA.