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

TAIPEI, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Taiwan completed the maiden underwater sea trial for its first domestically developed submarine on ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s first indigenous submarine, the Narwhal, set out for the Taiwan Strait from Kaohsiung on ...

Taiwan has sought submarines in the West to help protect it from China—but because of economic pressure on those nations from Beijing, it was forced to build its own.

Taiwan has reached a significant milestone in its domestic defence programme. After months of delays, the island’s first ...

Taiwan’s indigenous defense submarine, Hai Kun (海鯤), sailed from its shipyard in Kaohsiung yesterday morning for its latest round of submerged tests, one week after a previous round was deemed ...

Taiwan's first homebuilt conventional submarine completed its first submerged sea trial Thursday, a step in an eight-boat program to deter China.

Taiwan's first domestically built submarine, Hai Kun , has completed its first underwater trials. CSBC Corporation, Taiwan, ...

Taiwan has completed its first underwater sea trial of a domestically built submarine, marking a major defence milestone. The test of the submarine Narwhal comes as China steps up military pressure ...

Taiwan’s first indigenous submarine, Hai Kun, continued sea trials yesterday, even as its long-delayed ...

CSBC Corp, which is leading construction of a planned fleet of eight submarines, said late Thursday that the first vessel, ...