2023-10-01 08:35
Scholars analyze Taiwan's "Narwhal" sub's X-shaped tail, sonar system
CNA file photo Sept. 28, 2023 Taipei, Oct. 1 (CNA) Two Taiwanese defense scholars recently offered their insights into the design of Taiwan's first Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS) after the "Narwhal" made its debut last week and was dubbed a milestone in Taiwan's efforts to produce domestic submarines and achieve "defense autonomy." President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) presided over the launch of the "Narwhal" on Thursday at a ceremony held in a shipyard in Kaohsiung belonging to CSBC Corp., Taiwan, the contractor for the IDS project.

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