Taiwan’s first indigenous defense submarine, the Hai Kun (海鯤), or “Narwhal,” is set to undergo sea acceptance tests as early ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s indigenous submarine, the Hai Kun, will begin tests for seaworthiness on May 12. The sea tests for the new Hai Kun-class submarine were originally expected to be ...

The Hai Kun, or Narwhal, part of Taiwan’s Indigenous Defence Submarine (IDS) programme, had originally been slated to begin Sea Acceptance Tests (SAT) in April. But there had been no sign of ...

The indigenous Hai Kun submarine does not have a confirmed date to begin its sea acceptance tests originally scheduled for this month, as shipbuilders are working to correct some shortcomings, ...