DEFENSE / Sea trials begin for Taiwan's indigenous defense submarine prototype
06/17/2025 03:24 PM
Taiwan's first indigenous defense submarine the Narwhal began sea trials Tuesday as it sailed out of the Port of Kaohsiung, according to a military source.
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