The Hai Kun Leaves Much to Be Desired . Still, the submarine has significant vulnerabilities. Most notably, Taiwan did not ...

The Hai Kun-class submarine is a class of attack submarines built by CSBC Corporation, Taiwan for the Republic of China Navy.

An anonymous military source told Taiwan’s state-run news agency CNA that the Navy will deploy a range of assets to secure ...

The first-in-its-class Hai Kun will be followed by seven more in the coming years as Taiwan looks to update its aging submarine fleet comprised of two trainers built during World War II and two ...

Taiwan’s domestically-built subs have some characteristics of Western-made submarines, notably the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class as the Hai Kun-class utilize masts supplied by L3 Harris, which ...

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen (second from right) attends the unveiling of the first Hai Kun-class submarine in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Sep. 28, 2023.

The Hai Kun (海鯤), or “Narwhal,” Taiwan’s first indigenous defense submarine, is undergoing harbor acceptance tests and is expected to begin sea acceptance tests late next month at the earliest, a ...

In 2009, the Hai Hu's sister submarine, the ROCS Hai Lung—also the lead boat in its class—lost its captain after a 30-foot wave swept him off the sail. His body was found after two days.

The submarine would be heavily guarded during sea trials, with the navy deploying M109 assault boats, Kuang Hua VI-class missile boats and Cheng Kung-class frigates to secure the test zones, ... The ...

Taiwan has made an important move toward modernizing its submarine force, with the launch of the country’s first domestically-made submarine. The advanced diesel-electric design is part of a program ...

The next boat in the class could launch in around four years. The 2,600-ton Hai Kun —named for a mythical giant fish—by far is the most important new weapon in Taiwan’s arsenal.

The Hai Kun Leaves Much to Be Desired . Still, the submarine has significant vulnerabilities. Most notably, Taiwan did not include an air-independent propulsion (AIP) system of the kind that exist ...