Hui Long-class UUV

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The Hui Long-class UUV (慧龍號無人潛艦) is a Taiwanese class of unmanned underwater vehicle. It is a joint project of the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) and Lungteh Shipbuilding.[1]

The Hui Long is believed to be approximately 30 meters long, 6 meters high, 3.6 meters wide, and to displace around 100 tons.[2] The vehicle has a pair of torpedo tubes.[1] It was not initially tested with an active propulsion system.[3] Furthermore, the unmanned submarine is equipped with two cameras; one is placed at the front and one at the rear of its sail.[4]

History

The Hui Long Project was initiated in 2019 with a budget of NT$3.6 billion (US$128.2 million).[5]

The Hui Long is initially intended to be used as a test platform to validate equipment related to the Hai Kun-class submarine program.[6]

See also

References

  1. Newdick, Thomas (29 October 2024). "Our Best Look At Taiwan's New Uncrewed 'Smart Dragon' Submarine". twz.com. The War Zone. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. H I Sutton (3 September 2023). "Taiwan Building Midget Submarine: Huilong Project". Covert Shores.
  3. "Taiwan Unveils Torpedo Launch Tube of Huilong Unmanned Underwater Vehicle". Army recognition. 28 October 2024.
  4. "Taiwan's Hailong Unmanned submarine begins sea trials new high-resolution images released". Army recognition. 11 September 2024.
  5. Tien-pin, Lo; Chin, Jonathan (12 July 2021). "Institute developing UUV as test bed for submarines". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  6. Axe, David (20 August 2024). "Facing the Chinese menace, Taiwan deploys its 'Smart Dragon' unmanned submarine". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 October 2024.