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Tsai launches production of MIT submarines (2020/11/24)
Taiwan has kicked off the production of domestically made submarines. President Tsai Ingwen was joined by top defense officials at a launch ceremony in Kaohsiung on Tuesday. Taiwan has long wanted to update its aging submarine force, but it’s been unable to buy them abroad due to Chinese obstruction. Now, after four years of preparation, Taiwan is ready to build its own submarine, which is scheduled for completion in 2024.
Yang Kai-an
FTV reporter
Construction on the submarine manufacturing facility started last year in May. One and a half years later, the plant is finished. Today President Tsai is here at CSBC Corporation to preside over a ceremony to launch submarine production.
Taiwan’s indigenous submarine program kicked off at the end of 2016. Three stages have been completed: plant construction, trial production, and securing contracts for primary and secondary equipment. President Tsai announced the start of sub construction on Tuesday, wearing a submarine-themed mask befitting the occasion.
Tsai Ing-wen
President
Peace depends on national defense. A strong national defense requires not only a courageous military, but also robust military equipment. Over these past few years, we’ve seen the accelerated mass production of Tuo Chiang-class corvettes and the maiden flight of our Brave Eagle indigenous advanced jet trainer. Today, we’re starting construction on indigenous defense submarines. These all go to show the people of Taiwan that we’re becoming stronger day by day in our quest for self-reliance in defense.
The program’s first submarine is slated to start sea trials in 2025. Reports previously claimed the U.S. had yet to issue export permits for two key components: an integrated combat system and a digital sonar system. Taiwan’s Navy rejected the reports in a statement on Sunday, saying a deal was finalized and approved, and that construction would begin on schedule.
Tsai Ing-wen
President
To this day, there are still people who doubt that Taiwan can succeed in building its own submarines. I know that since this project is sensitive, with information that cannot be publicized, we encountered the challenge of disinformation. But today, work is starting on the submarine. That is proof of the real progress we’ve made and the beginning of the end for those rumors.
Tsai said that despite the hurdles, her team pressed ahead with the program, showing the world Taiwan’s determination to defend its sovereignty.
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潛艦國造正式啟動 蔡總統高雄主持開工典禮
2016年啟動的「潛艦國造」計畫，委由台船公司製造，包括船段試製、廠房建置和裝備簽署等開工條件都已達成，總統蔡英文親自出席開工典禮。不過傳出最重要的「戰鬥整合系統」和「數位聲納系統」，都還沒取得輸出許可，海軍強調已獲得美方同意，已經完成簽約，不影響開工進度。
總統蔡英文和國防部長嚴德發、國安會秘書長顧立雄等人，一起啟動製造機器，象徵潛艦國造邁向新的里程碑。
[[民視記者 楊凱安]]
“潛艦國造專用廠房，去年五月開工，時隔一年半已經落成。蔡總統在今天回到這，來到台船公司，主持開工典禮。”
潛艦國造計畫從2016年底開始，包括廠房建置完成、試製船段和主次裝備合約簽署等三階段等開工條件，目前都已達成。蔡總統親自主持開工典禮，她也戴上印有「原型艦」模型的特製口罩。
[[總統 蔡英文]]
“和平靠國防，而堅實的國防，除了要有英勇的國軍，也要有堅實的軍備。這幾年從沱江鑑的加速量產、勇鷹高教機的首飛，再到今天我們潛艦國造的動工，在在向國人展示出，國防自主的能量，已經一天比一天的強化。”
潛艦國造原型艦，預計2025年下水，現在卻傳出，潛艦最重要的「戰鬥系統整合」和「數位聲納系統」，尚未取得輸出許可，海軍發聲明駁斥，強調雙方已完成簽約，不影響開工進度。
[[總統 蔡英文]]
“到今天為止，都還有人在懷疑潛艦國造，到底能不能成功，我知道，涉及許多機敏不宜透露的事項，我們只能承擔偽訊息的挑戰。今天潛艦動工，就是我們證明實際成績，粉碎謠言的開始。”
蔡政府不畏艱難，堅持機艦國造，要向世界證明，台灣保家衛國的決心。
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