Taiwan's Haikun Submarine Prototype on Track for Sea Trials in April

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Taiwan's first domestically made submarine prototype is scheduled to begin the next phase of testing in April next year with its first sea trials after it passes harbor tests.

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00:00Taiwan's first domestically made submarine prototype is set to begin the next phase of

00:05testing in April next year.

00:08New images show the submarine, also known as the Haikun, floating in a dock in Kaohsiung.

00:14After the prototype is finished, harbor tests will green-light it for sea trials to make

00:19sure it can operate in rough waters.

00:21Taiwan's legislature recently approved 18 million U.S. dollars to continue funding the

00:27submarine project.

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