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Company profile
Company and industrial background
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is listed in the GefechtsKlar Defence Radar as a defence-industry company associated with South Korea. Its official registered name is HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.. The company was founded in 1972. Its documented headquarters are in Ulsan, South Korea.
The recorded ownership structure is Ownership structure documented in the source record.
This English profile is generated from the same editorially maintained company record as the German version. Facts are not duplicated, ensuring that corrections, source updates and portfolio changes remain consistent across both languages.
Capabilities
Systems and capabilities
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries operates across Maritime. The documented capability profile includes Frigates, Patrol vessels, Submarines, Destroyers.
The publicly documented portfolio currently contains 4 systems or products in this profile. Each entry includes available status information, known users and primary sources where these are publicly accessible.
Editorial classification
Assessment for NATO member states
The Defence Radar classifies HD Hyundai Heavy Industries as: NATO-relevant supplier. Its documented industrial role is Prime contractor, OEM / manufacturer, Systems integrator. This classification describes geographic and industrial relevance; it is not a recommendation, certification or NATO endorsement.
The assessment is based on reviewed public sources and the editorial methodology linked in the company data panel.
Stock market & ownership
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries shares
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is presented here as part of a wider corporate group. The relevant parent-company shares trade under ticker KRX: 329180. Investors therefore gain exposure to the full group, while this profile focuses on documented activities in Maritime, Frigates, Patrol vessels and Submarines.
Systems & products
Publicly documented portfolio
Frigates
HDF-3200 Frigate
1 primary source
Patrol vessels
HDP-2200+ OPV
1 primary source
Destroyers
HDT-5500 Destroyer
1 primary source
Submarines
KSS Submarine Designs
1 primary source
Sources