Hai Kun (SS-711), also known as Narwhal, successfully completed its first submerged sea trials on January 29, 2026.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s first indigenous submarine, the Narwhal, conducted its first shallow dive Thursday as it moves toward Navy commissioning in June, reports said.

The submarine programme has drawn on expertise and technology from several countries, including the United States and Britain ...

Taiwan has successfully completed its first-ever underwater sea trial for its indigenously developed submarine on Thursday. The trial also marks a major defense milestone, aiming to strengthen ...

Taiwan's first domestically built submarine, Hai Kun , has completed its first underwater trials. CSBC Corporation, Taiwan, the vessel's builder, announced on 29 January that the trials were completed ...

Taiwan's first indigenous submarine, the Hai Kun (海鯤), or Narwhal, this morning conducted its first submerged sea trial and was expected to dive to a snorkel depth of 10m to 20m.

As Taiwan pushes for defense self-sufficiency, mismanagement and limited resources threaten to sink its most ambitious program. This is not good news for Washington. On the eve of a potential meeting ...

Taiwan's acclaimed aboriginal war epic "Seediq Bale" will be screened in China next month, its director said Tuesday, after concerns the film would not be approved for release by authorities. But the ...

Mountain rescue teams crewed by indigenous personnel are being established by the Ministry of the Interior in 12 regions, the National Fire Agency (NFA) said in a news release. The Indigenous Special ...