Communication Development Office specializes in signals intelligence

New boats integrate with unmanned systems to strengthen deterrence

Subs will be built from 2025 to 2038 at a cost of NT$284 billion

National Security Bureau says it continues to track the submarine

Admiral Samuel Paparo says US submarines, drone armada must be used to deter China

Admiral says subs are key to strategy of locking PLA behind first island chain

Indigenous submarines will also be equipped with new US torpedoes

Areas near Taiwan show depths between 60 m and 6,000 m

NY Times quotes experts as saying subs could stay in South China Sea for more than 2 months at a time

Torpedo delivery from US could be completed in 2026