South Korean navy receives new ASW helicopters

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South Korean navy receives new ASW helicopters

Anti-submarine warfare capability critical to counter North Korean sub threat

John G. Grisafi June 16, 2016

South Korean navy receives new ASW helicopters

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The South Korea Navy received its first four Wildcat ASW helicopters on Monday, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported.

The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy took delivery of four AW159 Wildcat helicopters from British-Italian manufacturer AgustaWestland, with four more expected by the end of 2016.

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John G. Grisafi

John G. Grisafi is an analyst and Korean linguist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Having previously worked as an analyst for the United States Army in South Korea and studied Korean at the Defense Language Institute, he is now majoring in East Asian Languages & Civilization and History at the University of Pennsylvania.

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