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Taiwan To Complete IDS Submarine Pressure Hull Assembly By June

According to the latest Taiwanese cabinet report, the assembly of pressure hull blocks for the indigenous submarine is expected to be finished by the end of June 2022. [...] According to the report, the assembly of the submarine’s pressure hull blocks would be completed by the end of June 2022. The keel of the submarine (also known as the Indigenous Defense Submarine, IDS) was laid in November 2021. [...]

The development of a submarine construction facility at the CSBC shipyard in Kaohsiung began in May 2019. The facility’s development was completed around a year later, in November 2020. Taiwanese media reported in May 2020 that there is a need for Italian-made submarine construction equipment; thus, this need was indicated to the Italian national security and intelligence authorities, because the equipment was suspected of containing sensitive technology in March 2020, but was eventually exported to Taiwan without incident. [...]

According to various local media sources, the prototype is likely to be launched ahead of schedule in September 2023. The first submarine is scheduled to be delivered to the ROC Navy in 2024.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...y-by-june/

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Taiwan plans to buy decommissioned US Navy's Littoral Combat Ships

According to information published by Taiwan News on April 11, 2022, Taiwan may consider purchasing decommissioned U.S. Navy littoral combat ships (LCS), Vice Defense Minister Alex Po said. [...] The littoral combat ship (LCS) is a set of two classes of relatively small surface vessels designed for operations near shore by the United States Navy. It was "envisioned to be a networked, agile, stealthy surface combatant capable of defeating anti-access and asymmetric threats in the littorals." Littoral combat ships are comparable to corvettes found in other navies. The Freedom class and the Independence-class are the first two LCS variants.

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph...s-lcs.html

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[ObiBiber]

Wenn die noch ein paar Upgrades bekommen (NSM und UJagd Module) und günstig abgegeben werden ist das für Taiwan eine gute Sache

[Schneemann]

Es wäre zumindest deutlich sinnvoller, als wenn man diese Schiffe, die ja durchaus nicht gerade billig waren, kurzerhand einmotten oder gar verschrotten würde. Zumal die Taiwanesen die Schiffe in ihrem Umfeld durchaus gut brauchen können. Allerdings sehe ich NSM nicht mal so zwingend als gewichtig an, eher denke ich, dass es in den Gewässern um Taiwan sehr wichtig wäre, die Luft- und Raketenabwehr entsprechend in den Fokus zu nehmen.

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[ObiBiber]

Es wäre zumindest deutlich sinnvoller, als wenn man diese Schiffe, die ja durchaus nicht gerade billig waren, kurzerhand einmotten oder gar verschrotten würde. Zumal die Taiwanesen die Schiffe in ihrem Umfeld durchaus gut brauchen können. Allerdings sehe ich NSM nicht mal so zwingend als gewichtig an, eher denke ich, dass es in den Gewässern um Taiwan sehr wichtig wäre, die Luft- und Raketenabwehr entsprechend in den Fokus zu nehmen.

Schneemann

Luftabwehr wird aber schwierig auf diesen Einheiten nachzurüsten!
NSM ist nicht zwingend…da haben die taiwanesen selbst gute FK
für Taiwan ist wichtig
-UJagd
-ASuW (gegen feindliche Landungsschiffe usw)
-brauchbarer eigenschutz (RAM ist ja an Board)
das lässt sich alles einfach und modular nachrüsten…
Luftabwehr wird von Land aus gewährleistet (Patriot)
aber ggf tüftelt Taiwan da auch eine Modulare Nachrüstlösung aus…
aber 8-12 neue Fregatten würden Taiwan gut tun!!

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Taiwan’s First Indigenous LPD Starts Sea Trials

Taiwan’s naval shipbuilder China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC) started the official sea trials of the country's first ever indigenous landing platform dock (LPD) named "Yu Shan" (玉山 named after the tallest mountain in Taiwan) on July 6, 2022. [...]

According to CSBC, the new Landing Platform Dock (LPD) is an important naval shipbuilding project, and is part of the government’s policy of “national shipbuilding.” The ship has a total length of 153 meters, an overall beam of 23 meters, a hull draught of 6 meters and a full-load displacement of 10,600 tons.

The main task of the vessel will be amphibious operations: Serve as the main unit in an amphibious task force to carry out amphibious combat missions or perform recovery operations on Taiwan’s outer (offshore) islands, and serve as a maritime mobile field hospital. Secondary roles include disaster relief (the vessel can serve as a temporary field hospital) and international humanitarian relief. [...]

CSBC will build four LPDs for the ROC Navy. Afteri entering service, Yu Shan will replace the ROC Navy’s only operating amphibious transport dock, the ROCS Hsu Hai (ex-USS Pensacola), which the Taiwan Navy has operated for more than 50 years.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...ea-trials/

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Taiwan wants 10 additionnal Tuo Chiang class corvettes

According to information published by Taiwan News on September 26, 2022, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has announced plans to build 10 more Tuo Chiang-class corvettes. [...]

The Tuo Chiang-class corvette is a Taiwanese-designed class of fast (up to 45 knots, 83 km/h, 52 mph) and stealthy multi-mission corvettes built for the Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy.

It is designed to counter the numerous and increasingly sophisticated People's Liberation Army Navy ships by utilizing hit-and-run tactics, and thus featured clean upper structure design with very few extrusions to reduce radar signature, pre-cooled engine exhaust to reduce infrared signature, and a reduced visual signature to reduce chance of detection.

The program was announced by the Republic of China (Taiwan) Ministry of National Defense (MND) on 12 April 2010. It was developed by the Naval Shipbuilding Center in Kaohsiung. [...]

The ship is a wave-piercing catamaran design which is 60.4 metres (198 ft) long, 14 metres (46 ft) wide and carries a crew of 41. It is capable of a top speed of 40 knots and a range of 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi). It is armed with eight subsonic Hsiung Feng II and eight supersonic Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missiles launchers, a Phalanx Close-In Weapons System, and a 76 mm (3 in) main gun. The ship can operate up to sea state 7 in waves up to 20–30 ft (6.1–9.1 m) high.

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph...ettes.html

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Taiwan takes delivery of locally built amphibious assault ship

The Republic of China Navy (RoCN) has taken delivery of its first locally built amphibious assault ship. The vessel, Yu Shan , was handed over by Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC Corporation on 30 April in a ceremony attended by the country's president, Tsai Ing-wen.

CSBC Corporation received a TWD4.635 billion (USD145.93 million) contract to build the vessel in April 2018. Its keel was laid down in June 2020 and the vessel was launched in April 2021. With an overall length of 153 m, an overall beam of 23 m, and a hull draught of 6 m, Yu Shan's main form factor shares similar characteristics with the US Navy's San Antonio class.

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/land-...sault-ship

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Taiwan unveils first domestically built submarine as China threat grows

CNN — Taiwan unveiled its first-ever domestically built submarine on Thursday, an accomplishment the island democracy’s leader hailed as a significant milestone as Taipei works to boost its military deterrence in the face of a growing threat from Beijing.

President Tsai Ing-wen presided over a ceremony at the submarine’s shipyard in southern Kaohsiung city where the diesel-electric vessel was officially named “Narwhal” in English and “Hai Kun” in Mandarin – which can be loosely translated as “sea monster”. [...] The project involved a total of 1,003 Taiwanese personnel, most of which were involved in designing the submarine’s blueprint, Huang said. The personnel were all subject to monitoring by a military security division to ensure no secrets were leaked.

Huang said he was given a budget of $1.54 billion (NT$49.36 billion) to build the first ship. About 60% of the budget was spent on acquiring overseas materials and military equipment, but he believed that percentage would decrease in the future as Taiwan’s domestic submarine shipbuilding industry becomes more mature.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/28/asia/...index.html

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Baubeginn einer Klasse von neuen, kleinen ASW-Fregatten in Taiwan:

Taiwan Starts Construction Of New Light ASW Frigate

On 16 January 2024, Taiwan started construction of a new light frigate for the Republic of China Navy (ROC Navy or Taiwanese Navy). This new class of vessel specializes in anti-submarine warfare. [...]

About Taiwan’s new generation light frigate [...]

According to the ROC Navy’s report to the Taiwanese parliament, there will be two variants of the new generation light frigate, one focusing on air defense and the other on anti-submarine warfare.

The light frigates will be 115 meters long and have a displacement of 2,500-3,000 tons. They are classified as Tier 2 (or second class) combat ships and are set to become the workhorse of the Taiwanese Navy. They will be used to respond to situations in the “gray zone”, patrol the Taiwan Strait, conduct reconnaissance and surveillance missions, escort transport ships and supplies to remote islands, secure sea lines of communication, and support military exercises and training. [...]

The ROC Navy’s light frigates will be equipped with CMS-330 Combat Management System, BAE ARTISAN radar, 76mm cannon, TC-2N SAMs, HF-3 ASMs, Phalanx Close-In Weapon System and S-70C ASW helicopters. There have been some rumors that the light frigates could be equipped with the Sea Oryx CIWS, but so far there is no information to suggest that the frigates will be equipped with Sea Oryx. The AAW variant of the light frigate can shoot SAMs with VLS, while the ASW variant is not equipped with VLS but shoots SAMs with fixed-angle launchers. It will also be equipped with light torpedoes launchers as well as air-launched torpedoes

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...w-frigate/

Angesichts des Umstandes, dass Schiffe und Klassen irgendwie immer größer werden, finde ich dieses Konzept einer kleinen ASW-Fregatte recht interessant. Von den Abmessungen könnte das Schiff als größere Korvette durchgehen und es wäre für die U-Boot-Jagd allemal ausreichend. Unabhängig davon ist es sicherlich auch sinnvoll, dass es eine AAW-Option gibt - meiner Meinung nach ist die Luftbedrohung für Taiwan größer als die U-Boot-Bedrohung.

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