April 17th, 2009 in Breaking News, Troop Movement
Korea-New Zealand Anti-Sub Drills Begin.
South Korean and New Zealand Navies Friday kicked off a week-long joint anti-submarine training exercise in the waters off Pohang, some 370 kilometers south of Seoul, the Navy said.
The biennial drill, initiated in 1997, is designed to help hone joint anti-submarine operational skills and improve bilateral ties, it said in a news release.
The joint exercise has been held in waters off South Korea because New Zealand doesn’t have a submarine, it said.
This time, a South Korean P-3C maritime patrol plane and a 1,300-ton Type-209 submarine are participating in the exercise, while the New Zealand Navy sent a P-3K and 33 crewmembers and engineers, according to the release.
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Source: FREE PRESS INTERNATIONAL
Korea-New Zealand Anti-Sub Drills Begin.
![images](http://www.google.com/images?q=tbn:EkxzTFINo_qR9M::www.militaryimages.net/photopost/data/592/New_Zealand_Navy_-_frigate_HMNZS_Canterbury_-_3.jpg)
South Korean and New Zealand Navies Friday kicked off a week-long joint anti-submarine training exercise in the waters off Pohang, some 370 kilometers south of Seoul, the Navy said.
The biennial drill, initiated in 1997, is designed to help hone joint anti-submarine operational skills and improve bilateral ties, it said in a news release.
The joint exercise has been held in waters off South Korea because New Zealand doesn’t have a submarine, it said.
![images](http://www.google.com/images?q=tbn:PdJiCeE0JUuapM::upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_the_New_Zealand_Navy_Board.svg/800px-Flag_of_the_New_Zealand_Navy_Board.svg.png)
This time, a South Korean P-3C maritime patrol plane and a 1,300-ton Type-209 submarine are participating in the exercise, while the New Zealand Navy sent a P-3K and 33 crewmembers and engineers, according to the release.
Pictures Google:
Source: FREE PRESS INTERNATIONAL