According to the latest Taiwanese cabinet report, the assembly of pressure hull blocks for the indigenous submarine is expected to be finished by the end of June 2022.

On January 11, Taiwan's parliament approved a NT$236.95 billion (US$8.55 billion) special budget for weapons procurement.

Taiwan' shipbuilder China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC) today laid the keel of the first submarine known as Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS).

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) submitted a budget proposal of NT$471.7 billion (US$17.05 billion) to the parliament for the procurement of defense systems on August 31.

The second Tuo Chiang class corvette, Ta Chiang (塔江，PGG-619) was officially commissioned today with the Republic of China (ROC) Navy during a ceremony in presence of Taiwan's President, Tsai Ing-wen.

Taiwan's government has approved the 2022 national defense budget. The total defense budget for 2022 is estimated to be NT$372.6 billion (US$13.34 billion), a 3% increase from 2021.

August 4, 2021, Taiwan’s defense ministry-own media, Military News Agency reported that CSBC Corporation held a steel cutting ceremony of ROC Navy’s new rescue and salvage ship (ARS).

July 21,2021, Taiwanese media Liberty Times Net (LTN) reported that the first prototype of Taiwan’s Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS) is expected to be launched in September 2023.

The second ship of the Republic of China (ROC) Navy’s Tuo Chiang class corvette, Ta Chiang (塔江，PGG-619) was spotted conducting sea trial on May 3.

Taiwan’s naval shipbuilder China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC) today launched the country's first ever LPD...