The K745A1 Red Shark () 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.Yonhap News - S. Korea builds guided missile tipped with torpedo 6/22/2009 The Red Shark missile has a range of 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.
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, with a production cost of about $14 million. They were designed in order to combat the potential threat of North Korean submarines.
Ships The Red Shark missiles are fitted to the following ship classes
Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyer (KDX-II) King Sejong the Great class destroyer (KDX-III)
Production Production phaseProduction dateProduced Phase 1 2010-2012 60-70Yonhap News - S. Korea to deploy advanced anti-sub missiles on destroyers 8/13/2009 Phase 2 2013-2015 See also K731 White Shark K745 Blue Shark K761 Tiger Shark
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
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