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Taiwan has hired a Gibraltar based design firm, Gavron Limited to create blueprints to build 8 indigenous submarines expected to cost NT$500 ... HomeAboutUsAdvertiseContactUsRSSVideosEVENTS/EDITORIALCALENDARFeatures/InterviewsNEWSLETTER Togglenavigation LandArmoredVehicles&TanksUnmannedSystems&RobotsOrdnance&ArtillerySmallArmsPersonnelEquipmentAirFighterAircraftTransportArmamentHelicoptersUnmannedEnginesNavalAircraftCarriersWarshipsSubmarinesWeaponryUnmannedMissiles/SpaceMilitarySatellitesAirDefenseMissileTechnologyC4ISRArtificialIntelligenceRadars&SensorsCyberSecurityElectronicWarfareCivilAviationAirlinesManufacturersMROTicketingAccidentsEnginesDefenseEconomyMergers&AcquisitionsManagementAppointmentsMarketTrends&FinanceConflict/WarsCompaniesCountriesNavalEquipmentNAVALSubmarinesSubmarinesTaiwanTaiwanHiresGibraltarBasedConsultanttoCreateSubmarineBlueprintsOurBureau12:18PM,October26,20186870TaiwanNavySubmarines:FilephotoTaiwanhashiredaGibraltarbaseddesignfirm,GavronLimitedtocreateblueprintstobuild8indigenoussubmarinesexpectedtocostNT$500billion(US$16.13billion).MinisterofNationalDefenseYenDe-fatoldlawmakersyesterdaythatthenation’sIndigenousDefenseSubmarine(IDS)programisontrack.AdeadlineofMarch1,2019hasbeensetforGavronLimitedtosubmitblueprintsfortheprogram’sfirstphase,TaipeiTimesreported.RepublicofChinaNavyCommanderAdmiralHuangShu-kuanghasbeenappointedasconveneroftheIDS‘taskforce,’whileTaiwanShipbuildingCorp(TSBC)willbetheleadcontractortobuildafleetofeightnewsubmarinesdomestically,withthefirstvesseltobecompletedby2025.“EveniftheUSandothercountrieswerewillingtosellussubmarines,wewouldstillpushthroughwiththeIDSprogram,”Yensaidadding,“wemustrelyonourselvesandnotdependonforeigncountries.Taiwanhastheindustrialcapabilityandtechnologicalknow-howtomakeithappen.”HewasconfidentTSBCandotherTaiwanesenavalcontractorscouldsuccessfullybringtheprogramtocompletion.Theprojectscouldhelpparticipantsgainexperiencethattheycouldusetobuildnewwarships,submarinesandadvancednavalweapons,headded.LawmakerssaidtheyhadreportsthattopTaiwaneseofficialshadoverthepastmonthvisitedEuropeandsignedamemorandumofunderstandingwithGavron.ThememorandumrequiresthatGavronobtainexportlicensesfromtheUKgovernmenttocertifythatitisallowedtoexportmilitarytechnology,submarinedesignandconstructionknow-how,andBritishnavalweaponstoTaiwan,thelawmakerssaid.YensaidGavronwasaskedtosubmitblueprintsfirst.“Wewillscrutinizeallaspectstoensurefulloversightandriskmanagementforthisfirstphase,”hesaid.“Afterverificationandapproval,wewillproceedtodetaileddesignplanningandthendomesticconstructionofthesubmarines.”ChinahasopposedTaiwanbuyingnewsubmarinesandhadprevaileduponEuropeanbasedmanufacturersnottoselladvancedweaponstothetinyislandstate.AlsoReadTaiwan’sNavyRequestsUS$1BillionForMissile-armedBoatsSeptember4,2018@12:39PMTaiwansNavyislookingtobuild50-tonfast-attackmissileboatsastensionsrisewithChinaintheTaiwanStrait,Taiwan-basedUSNationalDefenseAuthorizationActMakesTaiwanHappy,ChinaLividAugust15,2018@09:58AMTheUnitedStatesNationalDefenseAuthorisationAct(NDAA)2018,approvedbyPresidentTrumpearlierthisweek,hasmadeChinalividforsettingtheUSmilitaryonapathof"long-termstrategiccompetitionwithChina,"...Taiwan’sSubmarineProgramReceivesSixForeignDesignProposalsJuly11,2018@08:45AMSixforeigncompanieshavereportedlysubmitteddesignproposalsforTaiwans‘IndigenousDefenseSubmarine(IDS)programaimedatbuildingafleetofeightdiesel-electricsubmarinestoreplacefouragingvessels,TaiwantoModernize30-yearOldSubmarinesMay23,2018@02:49PMTheTaiwanesenavyplanstomodernizetwoHaiLung-classsubmarinesaspartofitsplannedfour-yearprogramafterNetherlands-basedRHMarinegaveago-aheadfortheprogramstechnicalfeasibility. “Thesubmarines,modifiedfromtheDutchZwaardvis-class...TaiwanMayPreferF-16VoverF-35forNewFighterPurchaseNovember29,2018@01:48PMTaiwanislikelytoconsiderbuying66F-16VfightersinsteadofF-35jetstoreplaceitsageingF-5fleet. 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