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Taiwan Needs U.S. Help To Develop Submarines, Experts Say

By Marc Selinger

Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

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Taiwan Needs U.S. Help To Develop Submarines, Experts Say

Taiwan, which is developing its own fleet of submarines to protect the island nation, could use American naval expertise to help make the vessels a reality, according to two Asia experts.Taiwan launched its Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS) program in 2014 after it was unable to reach a deal to buy eight new diesel-powered submarines from the United States. But to complete work on the 1,500- to 2,500-ton vessels, Taiwan’s navy would benefit greatly from program management assistance and technical support…

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