Korean and Canadian Navy officers pose for a bunch photograph aboard the ROKS Ahn Mu submarine, Thursday. Courtesy of the Korean Navy
The Navy invited a Canadian submariner aboard its 3,000-ton submarine throughout latest maritime drills, officers mentioned Thursday, as Korea seeks to win a significant deal to provide submarines to Canada.
The Canadian submariner joined Korean troops on the ROKS Ahn Mu for a six-day train that concluded Wednesday as a part of the Silent Shark drills, a mixed anti-submarine warfare train collectively held by Korea and america close to Guam, in keeping with the Navy.
It marked the primary time a overseas submariner boarded Korea’s homegrown 3,000-ton submarine, whereas submariners from abroad have skilled alongside Korean service members on smaller 1,200-ton and 1,800-ton submarines throughout multinational drills.
The newest transfer got here as Korea seeks to win the Canadian Patrol Submarine Venture, underneath which Ottawa plans to amass as much as 12 submarines for the Royal Canadian Navy to improve its submarine fleet, with an goal to obtain the primary new vessel by no later than 2035.
Korean protection agency Hanwha Ocean was shortlisted as one of many two “certified suppliers,” or most well-liked bidders, together with Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Techniques for the landmark contract.
