K745A1 Red Shark

The K745A1 Red Shark (Korean: 홍상어; RR: Hong-sang-eo) torpedo, also called the K-ASROC, is a vertically launched anti-submarine missile developed and tested by Korea University of Science and Technology, the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and the Republic of Korea Navy in 2009.^[2] The Red Shark missile has a range of 12 miles (19 km)^[3] and carries a K745 Blue Shark torpedo that is deployed by parachute near the intended target. After release, the Blue Shark independently searches for the target.

TypeAnti-submarine missile
Homing torpedo

PlaceoforiginSouth Korea

Inservice2010–present

UsedbyRepublic of Korea Navy

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K745A1 Red Shark K745A1 홍상어
A K745A1 Red Shark anti-submarine missile launching from the ship's vertical launcher
Type	Anti-submarine missile Homing torpedo
Place of origin	South Korea
Service history
In service	2010–present
Used by	Republic of Korea Navy
Production history
Designer	Agency for Defense Development
Designed	1999–2009
Manufacturer	LIG Nex1
Unit cost	₩ 2,000,000,000 (US$1.75 million)
Produced	2010–present
Specifications
Mass	820 kilograms (1,810 lb)[1]
Length	5,744 millimeters (18.845 ft)[1]
Diameter	382 millimeters (15.0 in)[1]
Maximum firing range	19 kilometers (12 mi)[1]
Warhead	K745 torpedo[1]
Engine	TVC rocket motor
Maximum speed	45 knots (83 km/h; 52 mph)
Guidance system	Midcourse and terminal guidance[1]
Launch platform	KVLS[1]

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The missiles were planned to be deployed on KDX-II and KDX-III destroyers starting in 2010. Each destroyer will carry between 8 (KDX-II) and 16 (KDX-III) of the missiles. The development cost of the program was around US$ 80 million,^[3] with a production cost of about $14 million.^[3] They were designed in order to combat the potential threat of North Korean submarines.^[3]