The Hui Long-class UUV is a Taiwanese class of unmanned underwater vehicle.
History
The Hui Long Project was innitiated in 2019 with a budget of NT$3.6 billion (US$128.2 million).
The Hui Long is initially intended to be used a test platform to validate equipment related to the Hai Kun-class submarine program.
Description
The Hui Long is a joint project of the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) and Lungteh Shipbuilding.
The Hui Long is believed to be approximately 30 meters long, 6 meters high, 3.6 meters wide, and to displace around 100 tons. The vehicle has a pair of torpedo tubes. It does not feature an active propulsion system. Furthermore, the unmanned submarine is equipped with two cameras; one is placed at the front and one at the rear of its sail.
See also
References
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