韩国海军的KDX系列导弹驱逐舰举世关注,但韩国海军同时也制定了潜艇系列发展计划,同样是分三步走,由小到大建造KSS-1至KSS-3级攻击型潜艇。而在20世纪90年代中期之前,韩国海军还不具备水下作战能力,近十余年间韩国海军奋起直追,把一支现代化的潜艇部队作为海军建设的重点,发展速度之快令人瞠目。目前,韩国海军已经建立起一支亚太地区举足轻重的常规潜艇部队, 而其未来潜艇发展计划更加瞩目。 The South Korean Navy’s KDX series of missile destroyers have attracted worldwide attention. However, the South Korean Navy has also formulated a series of submarine development plans. They also build KSS-1 to KSS-3 attack submarines in as small as three steps. Before the mid-1990s, the South Korean Navy did not yet have the capability of underwater combat. In recent ten years, the South Korean Navy has risen to the top and built a modernized submarine force as the focus of its naval construction. . At present, the South Korean Navy has established a conventional submarine force of importance in the Asia-Pacific region, and its future submarine development plan has drawn more attention.