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A 1,200-ton South Korean submarine has achieved 300,000 miles of accident-free maritime operations in a milestone underscoring the Navy's enhanced underwater operational capabilities, the armed service said Monday. A ceremony celebrating the ROKS Park Wi's achievement was set to take place at the Submarine Force Command in Changwon, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, later in the day, according to the ...

The South Korean Navy announced on Monday that women will begin deploying as crew aboard its submarines in 2024.

The South Korean Navy announced on Monday that women will begin deploying as crew aboard its submarines in 2024.

South Korea's Navy has selected seven more sailors as part of the nation's first female group to join the submarine crew, the armed service said Monday, amid a policy effort to widen women's military roles. The Navy recently picked the seven noncommissioned officers in addition to the two female commissioned officers selected last month, as it is preparing to have them start working aboard two 3000-ton...

South Korea's Navy will deploy women officers aboard 3,000-ton submarines for the first time starting next year, breaking the longstanding glass ceiling within the country's military after 31 years since the Navy commissioned its first-ever Jang Bogo submarine in 1993. Seven non-commissioned female officers were selected earlier this month out of a pool of 22 applicants to serve on submarines, the Navy anno...

The Argentine Navy plans to purchase two unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) for hydrographic and minehunting missions for € 450,000, in addition to new traditional units for its submarine command, it was reported.

Seoul and Washington have started talks over their anti-submarine drills for next year amid growing security threats from Pyongyang including its evolving submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) technology.

The Brazilian Navy commissioned its first-of-class Riachuelo-class diesel-electric attack submarine, S (S-40), on 1 September. Riachuelo The general director of the Directorate-General for Nuclear and Technological Development of the Navy (D...

Amidst growing tensions in the Western Pacific over rival Chinese and United States efforts to bolster their presence there, Russia’s military is pursuing a major upgrade of the Viliuchinsk naval base in the Russian Far East. Viliuchinsk is the Pacific Fleet’s ballistic nuclear missile submarine (SSBN) base on the southeastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula. The Sea of Okhotsk has …

South Korea and the Philippines have continued co-operation talks aimed at meeting the Philippine Navy's (PN's) future submarine requirements. South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) announced on 27 May that the Assis...