President Tsai attends groundbreaking ceremony of future ship model test basin｜Taiwan News

Despite having just a few days remaining in her second and final term as president, Tsai Ing-wen is still making trips around Taiwan. Tsai traveled down to Kaohsiung to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the National Academy of Marine Research’s ship model test basin. Set to be completed in 2027, the basin will serve as the final location of the indigenous submarine production process.
President Tsai Ing-wen headed down south to Kaohsiung’s Xingda Port to take part in the groundbreaking ceremony of the nation’s ship model test basin.
The ship model basin is regarded as the final phase of the indigenous submarine production process. Once finished, the basin will help ensure naval technology is both precise and state-of-the-art. The location’s high-quality, across-the-board boat testing services will solve problems currently being caused by Taiwan not being able to provide sufficient ship model testing. The basin’s estimated completion date is 2027.
Tsai Ing-wen
President
Once completed, this basin will resolve these insufficiencies affecting Taiwan’s new naval vessel models, because currently we need assistance from other countries to carry out testing, which leads to risks concerning uncertain production timelines and information security issues. More importantly, the most crucial ship testing tasks will be able to be carried out in Taiwan. So, we’re letting the world know that we’re fully committed to developing our own naval vessels.
Earlier this year, Taiwan unveiled its first indigenous defense submarine Narwhal, which has undergone a series of ocean tests since then. Set to be a cornerstone of Taiwan’s defense autonomy, the National Academy of Marine Research’s ship model basin will also help strengthen Taiwan’s shipbuilding industry.
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