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Taiwan plans to buy US frigates despite China thaw: report
Taiwan plans to buy eight second-hand Perry-class frigates from the United States despite improved ties with its once-bitter foe China, a local newspaper reported Monday.
The island hopes to arm them with a version of the advanced Aegis Combat System, which uses computers and radar to take out multiple targets, as well as sophisticated missile launch technology, the Taipei-based China Times said.
February 5, 2010: Recently, the Taiwanese Navy detected an
unidentified submarine outside one of its major naval bases. Ships and
helicopters pursued the contact, but the suspected submarine left the
area. A Chinese boat was suspected, mainly because for the last
decade, Chinese subs have increasingly been showing up close to Japan
and South Korea as well.
Two years ago, Japan increased anti-submarine patrols in international
waters, just outside Japanese territorial waters. Chinese submarines
were apparently exercising there more frequently, looking for
Japanese, South Korean and American warships to play tag with. The
U.S. has also redirected more of its space based naval search
capabilities to assist the Japanese.
Chinese Song class diesel electric and Han class nuclear powered boats
have been detected and tracked with increasing frequency over the last
few years. In that time, one of each of these was spotted stalking the
American carrier USS George Washington, as it headed to South Korea
for a visit.
China is rapidly acquiring advanced submarine building capabilities,
and providing money (for fuel and spare parts) to send its subs to sea
more often. Moreover, new classes of boats are constantly appearing.
The new Type 39A, or Yuan class, looks just like the Russian Kilo
class. In the late 1990s, the Chinese began ordering Russian Kilo
class subs, then one of the latest diesel-electric design available.
Russia was selling new Kilos for about $200 million each, which is
about half the price other Western nations sell similar boats for. The
Kilos weigh 2,300 tons (surface displacement), have six torpedo tubes
and a crew of 57. They are quiet, and can travel about 700 kilometers
under water at a quiet speed of about five kilometers an hour. Kilos
carry 18 torpedoes or SS-N-27 anti-ship missiles (with a range of 300
kilometers and launched underwater from the torpedo tubes.) The
combination of quietness and cruise missiles makes Kilo very dangerous
to American carriers. North Korea and Iran have also bought Kilos.
The Chinese have already built two Yuans, the second one an
improvement on the first. These two boats have been at sea to try out
the technology that was pilfered from the Russians. A third Yuan is
under construction, and it also appears to be a bit different from the
first two. The first Yuan appeared to be a copy of the early model
Kilo (the model 877), while the second Yuan (referred to as a Type
39B) appeared to copy the late Kilos (model 636). The third Yuan may
end up being a further evolution, or Type 39C.
Preceding the Yuans was the Type 39, or Song class. This was the first
Chinese sub to have the teardrop shaped hull, and was based on the
predecessor of the Kilo, the Romeo class. The Type 39A was thought to
be just an improved Song, but on closer examination, especially by the
Russians, it looked like a clone of the Kilos. The Yaun class also
have AIP (Air Independent Propulsion), which allows non-nuclear boats
to stay underwater for days at a time. China currently has 13 Song
class, 12 Kilo class, two Yuan class and 25 Romeo class boats. There
are only three Han class SSNs, as the Chinese are still having a lot
of problems with nuclear power in subs. Despite that, the Hans are
going to sea, even though they are noisy and easily detected by
Western sensors.
Taiwan drops request for U.S. military subs: source
Taiwan has effectively dropped a request for U.S. submarines to help shore up the balance of power with political rival China, a military source said on Tuesday, dissolving what could be a new rift in tense Sino-U.S. ties.
Defense officials on the island that has fallen behind in the military balance of power with China had agreed with Washington in 2008 to a study on upgrading Taiwan's aging submarine fleet but will stop pushing the item to keep peace with Beijing, said a source close to the Defense ministry in Taipei.
"Taiwan isn't asking for the submarines anymore," the source told Reuters. "The biggest consideration was the warming of relations with mainland China."
Foi anunciado em junho também que eles pretendem construir 4 a 6 navios de 6000 a 8000t com o sistema Aegis, com o orçamento aproximando de US$15 Bilhões.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4LDTs-vlko
E ate 2025 se pretende investir US$2 Bilhões em navios deste tipo.
Submarine Development Center inaugurated in Kaohsiung
Publication Date: August 3, 2016 Source: Taiwan Today
Submarine Development Center inaugurated in KaohsiungThe ROC navy’s Haihu is expected to be joined in service by Taiwan’s first locally produced submarine no later than 2026 under the government’s policy of strengthening the national defense industry. (Courtesy of MND)
The Submarine Development Center was inaugurated Aug. 1 in the southern Taiwan port city of Kaohsiung by CSBC Corporation, Taiwan, underscoring the commitment of the firm to building the country’s first domestically made submarine.
“The government wants to build Taiwan’s first submarine and more vessels for use by the navy and various government agencies,” CSBC Chairman Cheng Wen-long said during the ceremony. “We are ready to offer our full support to the government and will seek technical assistance from abroad.”
Supporting the national defense industry is one of CSBC’s corporate missions, Cheng said, adding that the Kaohsiung-headquartered firm produced 116 vessels for the Republic of China (Taiwan) navy between 1975 and 2015. These include frigates, missile and patrol boats, as well as transports.
Through utilizing related sectors spanning naval engineering and certification, construction materials and production equipment, the center will boost the competitiveness of the local shipbuilding industry and create jobs, he added.
In addition to expanding collaboration with academic and R&D institutions at home and abroad, Cheng said CSBC will continue fostering local talents so as to enhance the country’s naval engineering proficiency.
One of the policy priorities of the President Tsai Ing-wen administration is strengthening the national defense industry. In line with this commitment, the Ministry of National Defense announced June 20 that the navy will spend NT$470 billion (US$14.84 billion) between 2018 and 2040 on 12 shipbuilding projects.
Indigenous submarine production is a key plank in this policy. During a news conference in the run-up to this year’s ROC presidential election, Tsai said she anticipated the first vessel would be launched by 2026.
During Tsai’s Miami transit stop in June en route to visiting ROC diplomatic allies Panama and Paraguay, she met with U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and said Taiwan will need technical support and assistance from the U.S. to achieve its goal of indigenous submarine production.
The ROC navy currently operates four diesel-electric submarines. The Haihu and Hailung were purchased from the Netherlands and commissioned in the late 1980s, while the Haipao and Haishih are former U.S. Navy boats acquired in the early 1970s. (SFC-E)
Taiwan's CSBC inaugurates submarine development centre
Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Industry
02 August 2016
Taiwan naval shipbuilder CSBC Corporation, formerly known as the China Shipbuilding Corporation, has inaugurated a submarine development centre, the company announced on 1 August.
CSBC said the facility would support the company's bid to secure a contract from the Taiwan government to build diesel-electric submarines for the Republic of China Navy (RoCN) to replace its two ageing Dutch-built 2,600-tonne Hai Lung-class platforms.
It added that the development centre would initially employ technicians, specialists, and consultants to develop designs for submarines, as well as other naval and coast guard vessels. CSBC also indicated that the facility would seek to engage with foreign industry in developing naval platforms.
Taiwanese navy accidentally fires HYPERSONIC MISSILE at fishing vessel as tensions with enemies China ratcheted up
One fisherman killed and three other injured as rocket heads towards China and slams into trawler
By DANNY COLLINS
2nd September 2016, 8:46 pm
TAIWAN has accidentally fired a hypersonic missile towards regional enemies China – killing a local fisherman.
Three others were injured when the Hsiung Feng III rocket slammed into the vessel off the coast of Taiwan.
Taiwan has accidentally fired a hypersonic missile towards China, landing on a fishing vessel and killing its captain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bypECSU_F-I
Taiwan has accidentally fired a hypersonic missile towards China, landing on a fishing vessel and killing its captain
Taiwan launches supersonic missile at target ship near fierce neighbour China
It had been accidentally set off while a patrol boat was being inspected at a naval base.
Government officials were quick to deny it was a sabre-rattling move aimed at riling bitter neighbours China.
The missiles fired are capable carrying nuclear warheads and travelling at speeds of up to 5,000mph.
The tiny island declared independence from the mainland following the Chinese Communist revolution in the late 1940s.
Beijing often fires threats about re-taking the territory and has an arsenal of weapons pointed at the island.
And the latest error is unlikely to soothe fractured relations between the neighbours.
The missile flew 50 miles out to sea before landing on the ship - killing its Taiwanese captain and injuring three more.
Taiwan and China have a fraught relationship since the former declared independence following the Chinese Communist revolution in the late 1940s
Taiwan and China have a fraught relationship since the former declared independence following the Chinese Communist revolution in the late 1940s
A defence ministry spokesman was quick to deny the act was planned.
Chen Chung-chi said: "It is not the case that this is politically motivated, or to create crisis."
Five commanding officers have been disciplined following the incident.
One, Petty Officer Kao Chia-chun, 33, is believed to have wrongly armed four missiles before seeing two of them off.
One of the Republic of China Navy's ageing Hai Shih (Guppy II)-class diesel electric submarines. Domestic shipbuilders are eyeing an anticipated contract for new-build replacements for the navy's submarine fleet. Source: IHS/Kelvin Wong
The inaugural Kaohsiung International Maritime & Defence Exhibition finally opened on 16 September, two days after officials postponed the event's 14 September opening in lieu of Super Typhoon Meranti - the biggest storm in the world so far in 2016 - which ripped through the southern tip of Taiwan bringing torrential rain and sustained wind of almost 300 km/h.
Organised by the Taiwan Shipbuilding Industry Association and held at the new Kaohsiung Exhibition Center, the event is aimed primarily at showcasing the indigenous development and production capabilities of local maritime and naval shipbuilding firms to the country's top political and military leaders, in anticipation of major programmes that are expected to be announced by the government within the near future.
More than 150 exhibitors participated in the event, including key domestic shipbuilders such as Ching Fu Shipbuilding Co, CSBC Corporation, Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co, as well as the public-private design consultancy Ship and Ocean Industries Research and Development Centre (SOIC), which has been responsible for designing the majority of the Republic of China Navy's (RoCN's) surface warfare combatants.
In particular, the newly set up Submarine Development Center of CSBC (SDCC) - aimed at supporting CSBC Corporation's bid to secure a contract from the government to construct the RoCN's next-generation diesel-electric submarines (SSKs) - made its first public appearance since it was inaugurated in August 2016. The SDCC showcased a submarine model at CSBC Corporation's pavilion, although IHS Jane's was told that this was not representative of the final design as the navy's requirements are still under consideration. The service currently operates four submarines: two Hai Lung (Zwaardvis)-class SSKs acquired from the Netherlands in the 1980s and two 1940s vintage Guppy II platforms, which are likely to be employed primarily as training boats.
International firms that participated include DCNS - which is seeking to continue its support of the RoCN's Kang Ding (La Fayette)-class frigates after being embroiled in a well-documented bribery scandal over kickbacks associated with the frigates' procurement along with Thomson-CSF (now Thales, which was also in attendance at the exhibition) - as well as FLIR Systems, Lockheed Martin, and L-3 Communications.
China pede à França que cancele acordo de venda de armas a Taiwan
A China pediu hoje à França que cancele um acordo para venda de armas a Taiwan, ilha reivindicada por Pequim, mas que atua como um Estado soberano, observando que tal "prejudicará as relações bilaterais".
China pede à França que cancele acordo de venda de armas a Taiwan
12/05/20 15:11 ‧ Há 7 Horas por Lusa
Segundo a imprensa de Taiwan, a venda refere-se a equipamentos de fragatas francesas, compradas pela marinha de Taipé na década de 1990, num caso que resultou numa grave crise diplomática entre Paris e Pequim.
"A China expressou a sua profunda preocupação ao lado francês", disse o ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, num comunicado enviado à agência France-Presse.
"Opomo-nos a qualquer venda de armas ou trocas militares ou de segurança com a região de Taiwan", advertiu.
"Instamos a França (...) a cancelar o seu plano de venda de armas a Taiwan, a fim de evitar danos sobre as relações sino-francesas", acrescentou.
China e Taiwan vivem como dois territórios autónomos desde 1949, altura em que o antigo governo nacionalista chinês se refugiou na ilha, após a derrota na guerra civil frente aos comunistas.
Taiwan, que se auto designa República da China, tornou-se, entretanto, numa democracia com uma forte sociedade civil, mas Pequim considera a ilha parte do seu território e ameaça a reunificação pela força.
Pequim critica qualquer relação oficial entre países estrangeiros e Taipé, trocas que considera um apoio ao separatismo de Taiwan.
Em 1991, a França assinou a venda de seis fragatas a Taiwan no valor total de 2,8 mil milhões de dólares (2,6 mil milhões de euros), causando o congelamento das relações diplomáticas com Pequim.
A Marinha de Taiwan indicou, em 07 de abril deste ano, num breve comunicado de imprensa, que pretende modernizar as fragatas Lafayette de fabrico francês.
Uma fonte familiarizada com o assunto citada pela AFP confirmou que foi assinado um contrato com o Ministério da Defesa de Taiwan para a modernização do sistema de lançador de chamariz, que equipa seis fragatas.
Um lançador de chamariz é um sistema usado para contornar um míssil inimigo.
Segundo a imprensa Taiwan, o custo da transação é superior a 800 milhões de dólares de Taiwan (24,6 milhões de euros) e a empresa francesa encarregue do negócio é a DCI-Desco, unidade do grupo Défense Conseil International (DCI).
Taiwan to start building first indigenous submarine before end of November
by Gabriel Dominguez & Matteo Scarano | 04/11/2020
The Republic of China Navy (RoCN) has announced that construction work on Taiwan’s first locally designed and developed diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) will begin before the end of November.
The RoCN said in a 2 November statement that the island’s new submarine-building facility, located in the southern port city of Kaohsiung, will become operational this month, with local naval shipbuilder CSBC Corporation expected to hold a ceremony to mark the beginning of production of the first of eight planned submarines.
According to Taiwanese media, the first boat is slated for completion in the third quarter of 2024, with sea trials and commissioning scheduled for 2025. The boats will be built under the Indigenous Defence Submarine Programme, also known as the Hai Ch’ang programme.
A model of Taiwan’s first locally designed SSK being displayed in May 2019 in a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of the island’s first submarine-building facility. (RoCN)
CSBC Corporation (formerly the China Shipbuilding Corporation) is Taiwan’s largest shipbuilder and is partly owned by the state. It had broken ground on the new facility in May 2019 in a ceremony presided over by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, who was quoted at the time as saying that the facility had become necessary because international submarine manufacturers “no longer dared sell” Taiwan submarines because of pressure from China, which regards Taiwan as a break-away province.
As Janes reported, the corporation – and its development partner, the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) – were awarded a contract in 2017 to design and construct the submarines. The project is supported by a submarine development centre that CSBC inaugurated in 2016.
