今年9月28日，韩军潜艇赴关岛参加军事演习。
A ROK submarine goes to Guam to participate in military exercises on September 28, 2023.
近期，韩国国防部、国防研究院和海军潜艇司令部，接连披露潜艇有关军备动态、项目研发和能力建设等信息。对此，分析人士指出，韩国此举意在提升所谓“世界领先技术潜艇拥有国”的影响力。另外，在当前国内和国际复杂形势下，韩国有意放大潜艇等防务领域建设情况，也蕴含诸多政治考量。
The ROK military has continuously disclosed information on submarine-related arms and project development, capacity building, and so on. Analysts pointed out that Seoul's actions aimed to enhance its influence as a country with so-called "world-leading submarine technology." Additionally, amidst the current complex domestic and international situation, its intention to highlight developments in the defense sector, including submarines, is seen as having various political considerations.
频频大造声势
Frequently creates momentum
近期，韩媒曝光一组韩军潜艇远赴关岛参加联合反潜与水下攻防演习的视频组图，称这是继今年7月“太平洋先锋”演习后，韩国潜艇部队再次在该海域参加联合演习。韩海军称，参演潜艇在水下静默渗透中成功规避反潜搜索，在反舰攻击课目中配合他国军机完成靶标摧毁演练。
Recently, ROK media exposed a series of videos and images showing its submarines traveling to Guam to participate in joint anti-submarine and underwater offensive-and-defensive exercises. It is reported that this is the force's second participation in joint exercises in the same area after the Pacific Vanguard exercise in July this year. According to the country’s Navy, the participating submarines successfully evaded anti-submarine searches during silent underwater penetration and collaborated with foreign military aircraft to complete target destruction drills in the anti-ship attack courses.
与关岛地区的远海远域反潜演练相呼应，韩军同期还联合澳大利亚、加拿大等国在韩国东西海岸举行联合演练。根据韩媒曝光的演训轨迹图，年内，韩军潜艇先后出没于夏威夷、关岛等地，深度参与韩海军与他国海军的防务合作。
In coordination with the long-range anti-submarine exercises in Guam, the ROK military concurrently conducted joint exercises with countries such as Australia and Canada on the east and west coasts of the ROK. According to the trajectory maps exposed by the media, its submarines have appeared successively in locations such as Hawaii and Guam, deeply involved in defense cooperation with international navies this year.
与此同时，韩海军加快潜射制导武器研制进程，并公开测试结果，意在为潜艇战力造势，显示在该地区军力存在。韩海军潜艇司令部还公开近3年潜艇驻泊地和设施建设更新情况，包括新修防护带、维护潜艇通道、更新自动安全检测设备等，反映软硬件条件有了大幅改善。
In addition, the ROK Navy accelerated the development process of submarine-launched guided weapons and openly shared the test results about the building of the submarine's combat capabilities. The ROK Submarine Force Command also disclosed the construction updates of submarine berths and facilities in the past three years, reflecting a substantial improvement in software and hardware conditions.
炒作博人眼球
Hypes up attention
除公开潜艇演训情况外，近期，韩国潜艇军工产业也很抢镜。韩国负责潜艇生产业务的韩华海洋集团，与加拿大造船企业签署4份共同研制加拿大下一代潜艇项目合同，韩方将在锂电池等动力技术方面提供支持。作为回报，韩军工将获得加拿大企业在模拟器和部分潜艇零部件制造、虚拟显示训练装备、潜艇相关设施建设和物流保障等方面的经验。
In addition to publicly disclosing submarine training activities, the ROK submarine defense industry has also garnered attention recently. Hanwha Ocean, a ROK company responsible for submarine production, signed four contracts with Canadian shipbuilding companies for the joint development of Canada's next-generation submarines. The ROK side will provide support in power technology, including lithium batteries, and in return, its defense industry will gain experience from Canadian companies in simulators and some submarine component manufacturing, virtual display training equipment, submarine-related facility construction, and logistics support.
韩媒分析称，韩军工深度参与加拿大新型潜艇项目，显示出韩国在常规潜艇研制方面的国际竞争力。报道称，韩国是在排挤掉日本和欧洲的AIP潜艇技术后，才取得此次合作项目，这被视为韩国军工影响力提升的又一事例。
Deep involvement of ROK's military industry in Canada's new submarine project shows Seoul's international competitiveness in the development of conventional submarines. According to reports, the country got this cooperation project after squeezing out Japanese and European AIP submarine technologies. This is seen as another example of the increasing influence of its military industry.
此外，韩国国防研究院还与韩华海洋集团等军工企业签订250亿韩元的超大型无人潜艇技术验证试验品制造采购项目合同，主要是在自主国防技术指导下开发超大型无人潜艇技术。韩媒还适时公布韩国总统和国防部长等视察新型潜艇厂房的新闻，释放所谓新型常规潜艇和战略潜艇迭代发展的信息迷雾。
In addition, the military has also signed a 25 billion won contract for the manufacturing and procurement of ultra-large unmanned submarine technology verification test products with military-industrial enterprises, mainly to develop ultra-large unmanned submarine technology under the guidance of independent national defense technology. The ROK media also timely reported the news of its President and Defense Minister inspecting new submarine factory, releasing the fog about the so-called iterative development of new conventional submarines and strategic submarines.
然而就常规潜艇技术而言，虽然韩方突出强调国产技术的自主权，但仍大量借鉴德国、英国和西班牙等国的理念和技术。
However, regarding conventional submarine technology, although Seoul emphasizes the autonomy of domestic technology, it still draws heavily on concepts and technologies from Germany, the UK, Spain, and other countries.
借势转移视线
Diverts attention
尹锡悦政府加大潜艇等领域军力建设宣传力度，有自身战略考量。
The Yoon Suk-yeol government has its own strategic considerations in intensifying propaganda efforts on military construction in areas such as submarines.
一方面，借势发力，继续拉抬民意支持率。凭借近段时间的军备示强和渲染安全威胁，尹锡悦政府转移了部分民众对其执政不满的注意力，支持率止跌回升至36%。其寄望通过在防务和军工领域持续发力，摆脱民意支持率持续低位徘徊的困境。
On one hand, it aims to continue to boost public approval ratings. Through recent displays of military strength and emphasizing security threats, the Yoon government has redirected some public dissatisfaction with its governance and increased the approval ratings to 36%. It hopes to get rid of the predicament of persistently low public support ratings by continuing to exert efforts in the fields of defense and military industry.
另一方面，韩方期望通过打军事牌，获取政治外交收益。除装备出口和联合研发外，韩国国防部还公开力挺英美澳核潜艇项目。上述潜艇项目的设计吨位在4500吨左右，与韩国正在研建的战略潜艇排水量接近。韩试图凭借自身技术优势，跻身美盟装备技术圈。
On the other hand, Seoul aims to gain political and diplomatic benefits by playing the military card. In addition to exports and joint development of equipment, its Ministry of National Defense openly supports the nuclear submarine project involving the UK, the US, and Australia. The design tonnage of the related submarine project is around 4,500 tons, which closely aligns with the displacement of the strategic submarines currently developed by the ROK. The ROK seeks to position itself within the technological circle of the US alliance by capitalizing on its technological advantages.
还有韩国智库学者近期呼吁，由韩国出资维护和更新美军部分接近淘汰的战术核武器，进而在该方面有所突破。此次其不断炒作与其他国家潜艇合作，意在综合施策，扩大核延伸威慑效应。
Some ROK think tank scholars have recently advocated for the country to contribute to the maintenance and updating of some tactically outdated US nuclear weapons, aiming for a breakthrough in this regard. ROK's continuous hyping of submarine cooperation with other countries is part of a comprehensive strategy to expand nuclear deterrence effects.
