Unmanned combat subs to strengthen Taiwan’s asymmetrical combat power

Taiwanese UAV manufacturer Thunder Tiger (8033.TW) has revealed a new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) designed to enhance Taiwan’s defense capability. Thunder Tiger executives introduced the prototype Seawolf 400 AUV combat system to President Tsai Ing-wen during the president’s visit to the Asian Drone Innovation and Application R&D Center in Chiayi County, Saturday, March 25. The Seawolf 400 was developed by Thunder Tiger in collaboration with Taiwan Swarm Innovation Inc., the Ministry of National Defense, and National Chung-Shan Institute of Science

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Retired submarine officer’s new book criticizes Taiwan’s indigenous submarine building project

A retired senior officer of Taiwan’s 256th Submarine Squadron has published a new book discussing probable Chinese PLA Navy tactics to blockade Taiwan’s military and commercial ports in wartime, and questioning choices made in Taiwan’s indigenous submarine building program. Captain Jyh-Perng Wang ( 王志鵬, pinyin: Wang, Zhi-peng), former director of the Taiwan Naval Submarine Team Training Center, and former planning officer in the Strategic Planning Department of the Ministry of Defense, discusses the technology available to the PLA, and the

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