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Taiwan's First Indigenous Submarine Completes Maiden Sea Trial in Strategic Defense Milestone
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The island has launched sea trials of an 80-metre submarine with a weight of 2,500 to 3,000 tons, in a desire to wage an "asymmetric war" against China with more agile equipment. The aim is to deliver it by the end of November.
Taiwan's first indigenous submarine completes maiden sea trial in strategic defense milestone
Taiwan successfully completed the maiden sea trial of its first domestically developed submarine on Tuesday, marking a significant leap in its efforts to modernize its military and enhance deterrence against China’s growing naval presence. The submarine, named Narwhal, underwent initial surface-level tests off the coast of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan. According to CSBC Corp, the Taiwanese shipbuilder leading the project, the trial validated key…
The first national-made attack submarine destined for the Taiwan Navy, known as Narwhal, was sighted this Saturday, June 14, sailing by its own means in the port of Kaohsiung, as part of the final test phase in port (HAT), before giving way to the open sea trials. As confirmed by a source close to the project to the Central News Agency (CNA), the tests carried out during the weekend are part of the latest acceptance tests in port. Narwhal, proto…
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