S. Korean Navy to take part in joint anti-submarine drills with US in Guam

The South Korean Navy said Monday it will participate in a monthlong joint anti-submarine exercise with the United States in Guam from this week, sending its indigenous submarine Ahn Mu for the drills for the first time. The Silent Shark exercise, scheduled to kick off Tuesday for a monthlong operation, will mobilize South Korea's 3,000-ton ROKS Ahn Mu and two P-3 maritime patrol aircraft, according to the South's Navy. The U.S. will dispatch submarines and P-8A maritime patrol aircraft for the exercise. It marks the first time that the Ahn Mu, an indigenous submarine built solely through domestic defense technology, will participate in a joint exercise overseas. The Ahn Mu departed from a naval base in Jinhae, some 310 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Nov. 4, and arrived in Guam on Monday. The South Korean and U.S. navies plan to take part in a range of exercises aimed at strengthening the joint maritime defense posture between the navies.Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times