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Monday, November 30, 2009

Korea to commission new submarine to beef up naval defense

KSS-2 class submarineThe Navy said Monday it will commission its latest submarine this week to reinforce its defense capabilities in the seas, according to Yonhap News.

The An Jung Geun, capable of tracking 300 underwater targets simultaneously, will be commissioned Tuesday in the southeastern port city of Busan, the Navy said in a statement.

The 1,800-ton submarine is capable of traveling at 37 kilometers an hour, and is named after a Korean national hero who assassinated Japanese diplomat Ito Hirobumi in the early 20th century when the peninsula was colonized by Japan, the Navy said.

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