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The Hai Kun-class submarine (Chinese: 海鯤級潛艦, translation "Narwhal" [6]), alternatively known as the Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS) program, is a class of attack submarines built by CSBC Corporation, Taiwan for the Republic of China Navy. [7]
The Republic of China (Taiwan) ordered two submarines, each based on the Dutch Zwaardvis design, in September 1981. [4] The keels for both submarines were laid down by dock and yard company Wilton Fijenoord b.v Schiedam in December 1982, though initial construction of the submarines was delayed due to the builder's financial instability, work resumed in 1983.
The Republic of China Navy (ROCN; colloquially the Taiwanese Navy) is the maritime branch of Taiwan's military, the Republic of China Armed Forces (ROCAF). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The service was formerly commonly just called the Chinese Navy during World War II and prior to the ROC's retreat to Taiwan . [ 7 ]
Taiwan hopes to deploy at least two new, domestically developed submarines by 2027, and possibly equip later models with missiles, to strengthen deterrence against the Chinese navy and protect key ...
The island's navy currently has only four submarines, including two World War II-era vessels from the US that are used for training. Taiwan procured two submarines from the Netherlands in the 1980s.
Taiwan's homegrown submarine programme will remain on track, the defence minister said on Wednesday, after the head of the programme resigned due to what he said were unfair attacks against him ...
The transfer of the ships includes the AN/SQR-19 Multi-Function Towed Array. Taiwan had previously been blocked from acquiring the AN/SQR-19, and the transfer of the system points to an anti-submarine focus in line with the Knox-class frigates they will likely replace. A new class of eight (8) conventional attack submarines is planned.
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) -Taiwan unveiled its first domestically developed submarine on Thursday, a major step in a project aimed at strengthening the island's defence and deterrence against ...