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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

ROC Navy conducts anti-submarine drill ahead of holidays

A S-70C anti-submarine helicopter and a submarineThe ROC (Taiwan) Navy held an anti-submarine drill in waters off southern Taiwan on Tuesday to highlight its combat readiness ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday that starts later this month.

The drill, which was open to the media, simulated an emergency in which the Navy dispatched frigates from Tsoying Naval Base in Kaohsiung to counter a potential submarine attack by enemy forces.

Two retrofitted US-made coastal minehunters were deployed to keep the sea free of mines, and two Chengkung-class frigates, one of them with a S-70C anti-submarine helicopter aboard, were also deployed to participate in the drill.

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