Antisubmarine

The drills involved a total of 14 patrol boats, landing craft and submarine hunting boats, along with two military aircraft, according to the newspaper, which said the aim was to refine antisubmarine, resupply and island defense capabilities. ❋ Jeremy Page (2011)

It purchased eight maritime-reconnaissance and antisubmarine aircraft from Boeing Co. for $2.1 billion in 2009, and the government recently approved an order for another four, says an Indian navy spokesman. ❋ Amol Sharma (2011)

Elsewhere, SH-60 antisubmarine helicopters stationed at a U.S. naval base in Atsugi, outside of Tokyo, scoured debris fields in the sea on Monday and conducted search-and-rescue activities along the coast of the most devastated areas. ❋ Chester Dawson (2011)

Officials said the focus of the attack appeared to be a hangar housing American-made P-3 Orion aircraft, which are used for maritime surveillance and antisubmarine operations. ❋ Matthew Rosenberg (2011)

A pair of American-made surveillance and antisubmarine aircraft were destroyed in the fighting, prompting Interior Minister Rehman Malik to accuse the Taliban of leaving Pakistan vulnerable to its "enemies"—that is, India. ❋ Matthew Rosenberg (2011)

The agreement follows a 2009 order for eight maritime reconnaissance and antisubmarine aircraft from the Chicago-based company for $2.1 billion. ❋ Santanu Choudhury (2011)

India's federal government has approved the purchase of four more P-8I long-range maritime patrol and antisubmarine warfare aircraft from Boeing. ❋ Unknown (2011)

An official said at least one U.S.-made maritime-surveillance and antisubmarine aircraft was destroyed in the initial fighting around midnight. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The U.S., British and Canadian navies won the Battle of the Atlantic, thanks to their use of convoys and exploitation of advances in antisubmarine warfare technology and tactics—but only after suffering horrendous losses in blood and treasure. ❋ Andrew F. Krepinevich (2011)

The U.S. and South Korea will conduct a major antisubmarine training exercise starting Sunday, the defense chiefs of the two countries said Tuesday, as part of their response to the sinking of a South Korean ship earlier this year. ❋ Unknown (2010)

According to a report in the South Korean media, an exercise involving antisubmarine bombs -- designed to prevent incidents similar to the Cheonan sinking -- will take place this week. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The antisubmarine exercise involves 8,000 U.S. and South Korean troops, 20 ships and submarines and 200 aircraft. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Watch clips from an antisubmarine drill conducted by South Korean and U.S. militaries, an exercise devised after the countries concluded in May that North Korea was responsible for sinking a South Korea patrol ship earlier this year. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Rear Adm. Dan Cloyd, commander of Carrier Strike Group Five and the lead officer of the joint exercise, said that while media attention has focused on antisubmarine drills, the two navies also are working on surface warfare and air operations. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The action came just a few hours after South Korea finished the second of two multiday, antisubmarine drills designed to boost naval training in the aftermath of the March sinking of its patrol ship Cheonan, which resulted in the death of 46 sailors. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the aftermath of the sinking, South Korea's military opened a full review of its defense posture and held an antisubmarine exercise last week. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Next week, a battle group from the U.S. Navy, led by the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, will join South Korea in another antisubmarine exercise. ❋ Unknown (2010)

South Korea and the U.S. have been planning the antisubmarine exercise since a South Korea-led investigation in May found the ship, the Cheonan, had been sunk by a torpedo fired by a North Korean submarine. ❋ Unknown (2010)