The naming and launching ceremony of Taiwan’s first self-built submarine prototype “Hai Kun” will be held at the Kaohsiung Factory of Taiwan Shipbuilding on the 28th, presided over by President Tsai Ing-wen. Huang Shuguang, coordinator of the domestic submarine task force, said that after the first domestic submarine was launched for testing on the 28th, port testing is expected to begin on October 1. He will also lead the prototype ship testing team to conduct sea trials. , It is expected that the first domestically built submarine will be delivered to the Navy before the end of 2024, and three domestically built submarines are expected to be completed in 2025 and four submarines in 2027.

This newspaper has given the news quoting United Daily News. Huang Shuguang said that in the future, in addition to performing national defense tasks in Taiwan’s southwest waters, the submarine force may also be deployed in Taiwan’s southeast and eastern waters. And even in the waters between Suao and Yonaguni Island in Japan. The major tasks of the deployment were to confine Communist forces to the first island chain, they were unable to enter the Pacific to surround Taiwan.

Huang Shuguang said that hePeople’s Liberation ArmyFor example, once Taiwan’s northern waters were blocked, the Bashi Strait and Balintang Strait between Taiwan and the southern tip of the Philippines became important channels for People’s Liberation Army aircraft carriers and other fleets to enter the Philippine Sea. will go; Therefore, the national army must have sufficient submarines and surface forces. , remain on the two channels of Bashi Strait and Baliten Strait, preventing the People’s Liberation Army fleet from moving to the southeast or east of Taiwan and leaving Taiwan “war-torn on all sides”. In words, this is to “confine the CCP to the first island chain and not let it go out into the Pacific Ocean.”

However, according to the Taipei China Times, the submarine follow-up shipBudgetNot compiled yet,Department of DefenseThis entails completing the evaluation of the prototype ship before deciding on building a follow-up ship and other related matters. Therefore, it is still unknown whether the budget will be prepared in 2024 or not. Without a budget, there is no way to purchase equipment. The construction of three submarines in 2025 is only a “hope”. In fact, it cannot be done and cannot be created. It is quite unprofessional for the Tsai administration to conduct internal campaigning on such a large scale ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

The report stated that during the testing of the Haikun ship there would be many unexpected problems that needed to be fixed; The prototype ship is expected to be delivered to the Navy before 2024, and two more ships will be completed in 2025, bringing the total to three. At the implementation level, almost all impossible. It is acknowledged within the military that the submarine follow-on ship has not yet been budgeted for, and building the other two ships in 2025 is impossible.

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