The South Korean Navy stated Monday it can take part in a monthlong joint anti-submarine train with the US in Guam from this week, sending its indigenous submarine Ahn Mu for the drills for the primary time.
The Silent Shark train, 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 plane, based on the South’s Navy. The U.S. will dispatch submarines and P-8A maritime patrol plane for the train.
It marks the primary time that the Ahn Mu, an indigenous submarine constructed solely by home protection know-how, will take part in a joint train abroad.
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 participate in a variety of workout routines aimed toward strengthening the joint maritime protection posture between the navies.
