On September 28, the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) christened the first Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS), the future ROCS Hai Kung (SS-711). According to the
The updated design of Taiwan’s New Light Frigate is larger and heavier in order to accommodate more weapon and sensor systems…
Taiwan’s first “Indigenous Defense Submarine” is set to be launched in September this year.
The Taiwan Navy (ROC Navy) has allocated a budget of 43.1 billion New Taiwan dollars (1.37 billion USD) to upgrade its 6 Kang Ding-class (La Fayette) frigates starting in 2022.
Ship spotter photo shows Taiwan Navy’s test ship Kaohsiung (LCC-1) equipped with a new variant of the Sea Oryx missile system.
Taiwanese Armed Forces carried out live-fire part of the annual Han Kuang exercises (漢光演習) across Taiwan and its outlying islands between 26 and 29 July 2022.
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.
