‘Hai Kun’ sub sets sail for another round of testingStaff writer, with CNA, KAOHSIUNGTaiwan’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 successful. The submarine was spotted heading out to sea from CSBC Corp, Taiwan, at about 8:30am for its third round of submerged testing. The indigenously developed submarine Hai Kun undergoes a submerged test yesterday. Chi said yesterday’s tests again focused on shallow-water submerged trials at depths of shallower than 100m, similar to tests conducted last month. In a press release on Friday last week, CSBC said it would continue testing the Hai Kun to ensure it meets the navy’s operational and seaworthiness requirements.

Source: Taipei Times February 05, 2026 17:12 UTC