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Sunday will see Taiwan undergo the harbor acceptance test of its first domestically made submarine, which is due to enter service next year. What are the vessel’ characteristics? Check Sputnik to find out.
Faced with an ever larger and more capable Chinese Navy, Taiwan is responding by building a class of its own diesel-electric submarines.
Despite leaps in technology and the reorganization of modern militaries, it may be surprising that some mid-to-late-20th-century vessels are still in service.
The usual life for a submarine is between 20 and 30 years, so the Cutlass has defied those expectations more than twice over.
Taiwan's eight future submarines could undoubtedly do significant damage to a Chinese invasion force. But anti-ship missiles are key as well.