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Indigenous Defense Submarine program

Taiwan Unveils Model of Indigenously-Designed Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine

By Franz-Stefan Gady

The model was revealed on May 9 during a groundbreaking ceremony for a submarine shipyard in the southern port city of Kaohsiung.

Taiwan’s Indigenous Submarine to Be Based on European Design

September 26, 2018

Taiwan’s Indigenous Submarine to Be Based on European Design

Taiwan’s future diesel-electric attack submarine fleet will be based on European design, according to local media reports.

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Taiwan’s Indigenous Submarine to Be Based on European Design

Taiwan’s Submarine Saga

May 11, 2015

Taiwan’s Submarine Saga

The Indigenous Defense Submarines program has had a long and convoluted history.

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Taiwan’s Submarine Saga

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