The KSS-III submarine ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho conducted a first-time communications interoperability event with Canada’s Maritime Forces Pacific using an onboard combined C4I command-and-control system. While the trans-Pacific voyage is mainly an operational milestone, the notable innovation is extending ROKN C2 connectivity beyond its usual U.S.-centered network to a new partner, indicating broader coalition interoperability for undersea platforms.
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ROK KSS-III submarine demonstrates combined C4I comms interoperability with Canada
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- Naval News RSS · https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/05/south-koreas-first-trans-pacific-submarine-deployment-reaches-canada/South Korea’s First Trans-Pacific Submarine Deployment Reaches Canada