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Dutch firm supports Taiwan submarine upgrade

29th May 2018 - 08:17 GMT | by Charles Au in Taipei

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The effort to modernise two Republic of China Navy (ROCN) diesel-electric submarines was boosted in May with the announcement that they will undergo an upgrade at the cooperative hands of RH Marine and the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science & Technology (NCSIST).

After 30 years in service, the modernisation of these Hai Lung-class submarines is a major step forward in achieving the Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS) programme that kicked off two years ago.

A year ago a report revealed that RH Marine of the Netherlands was involved in the submarine upgrade, but officials immediately denied it.

The programme is

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